Education
Born in Dundee of humble parents, William Duncan and Amelia Guthrie, he attended Dundee Academy, and was then apprenticed to a draper in Edinburgh.
Born in Dundee of humble parents, William Duncan and Amelia Guthrie, he attended Dundee Academy, and was then apprenticed to a draper in Edinburgh.
He started his own draper and silk mercer business in Dundee, and became very wealthy. She died 27 May 1834, aged 32, after a childless marriage. He retired soon after, aged 45, from the drapery business.
He became a Director of several companies including the Dundee, Perth and London Shipping Company, and the Forfarshire and Perthshire Fire Insurance Company.
He built himself a small mansion, "The Vine", in Magdelene Yard Road, Dundee. He retired from Parliament in 1857 after serving Dundee for 16 years.
He died childless on 6 January 1878 and was buried at the Howff, Dundee.
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George Duncan was elected to the House of Commons in 1841 as a Liberal Member of Parliament (Member of Parliament) being the third Member for Dundee after the 1832 Reform Acting.