History of Essex County, Massachusetts : with biographical sketches of many of its pioneers and prominent men . his State honorably and usefully in bothbranches of the Legislature, he was called by the general voice of hisfellow citizens into tho public councils of the country, now more thantwenty years ago, since which time he has withdrawn himself the practice of the profession, and attendance on the courts. Oflate years he has been known as a lawyer, to much the largest por-tion now in practice at this bar, only by tho tradition of the elders,among whom, as well as iu the courts
History of Essex County, Massachusetts : with biographical sketches of many of its pioneers and prominent men . his State honorably and usefully in bothbranches of the Legislature, he was called by the general voice of hisfellow citizens into tho public councils of the country, now more thantwenty years ago, since which time he has withdrawn himself the practice of the profession, and attendance on the courts. Oflate years he has been known as a lawyer, to much the largest por-tion now in practice at this bar, only by tho tradition of the elders,among whom, as well as iu the courts, he had obtained aud alwaysheld a good report. Mr. Duncan lived what might be called a publiclife ; yet it was through a certain evident fitness thatled him to be called to its duties, rather than from hisown seeking. A short time previous to his admissionto the bar, he was elected major in the HaverhillLight Infantry; and, passing through the variousgrades of militia service, he rose to the rank of colo-nel, by which title he was afterwards commonly ad-dressed. He was early a trustee of the Essex County. *? -ky -4- K-R-- -li
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