Background
Sloan, Duncan Lindley was born on April 3, 1874 in Pekin, Allegany County, Maryland, United States. Son of James Muir and Ella (Frederick) Sloan.
Sloan, Duncan Lindley was born on April 3, 1874 in Pekin, Allegany County, Maryland, United States. Son of James Muir and Ella (Frederick) Sloan.
Bachelor of Arts, Washington and Jefferson College, 1892. Studied law with Judge David West. Sloan, Cumberland, Maryland.
1 son, James DeWitt. Admitted to Maryland. bar, 1895, and began practice at Cumberland. City attorney Cumberland, 1910-1914. Chief judge 4th Judicial Circuit, Maryland., and associate judge Maryland.
Court of Appeals, 1926-1941, re-elected, 1942.
Appointed by governor as chief judge Court of Appeals, 1943. Retired, 1944.
Member American Bar Association, Maryland. State Bar Association (president 1931-1932), Bar Association Allegany County (ex-secretary). Clubs: Kiwanis (ex-president), Cumberland Country.
Married Marion DeWitt, February 22, 1917.