Lewis J. Duncan
Appearance
Lewis J. Duncan | |
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Duncan c. 1911 | |
Mayor of Butte | |
In office May 1, 1911 – October 6, 1914 | |
Preceded by | Charles P. Nevin |
Succeeded by | Clarence A. Smith |
Personal details | |
Born | Lewis Johnstone Duncan May 4, 1857 St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
Died | January 26, 1936 Rochester, Minnesota, U.S. | (aged 78)
Political party | Socialist |
Other political affiliations | Nonpartisan League |
Spouse |
Kate Turner Keath (m. 1882) |
Children |
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Education | Hanover College |
Occupation | Unitarian minister |
Known for | First Socialist mayor of Butte |
Lewis Johnstone Duncan (May 4, 1857 – January 26, 1936) was an American Unitarian minister and politician who served two terms as mayor of Butte, Montana.[1] He was Butte's first Socialist mayor,[2] and the first to be re-elected.[3] He was recalled from office in 1914.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Former Butte mayor dies". The Montana Standard. Butte. 28 January 1936. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
- ^ "Big landslide to Socialist ticket". The Anaconda Standard. Anaconda. 4 April 1911. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
- ^ "Socialists carry Butte, Duncan is re-elected". The Anaconda Standard. Anaconda. 8 April 1913. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
- ^ "Sheriff and mayor ousted at Butte". The Conrad Independent. Conrad. 8 October 1914. Retrieved 18 August 2024.