Background
Duncan, John James was born on March 24, 1919 in Scott County, Tennessee, United States.
Duncan, John James was born on March 24, 1919 in Scott County, Tennessee, United States.
Assistant state attorney general, 1947-1956. Director law Knoxville, Tennessee, 1956-1959. Mayor, 1959-1964; member 89th to 100th Congresses, 2d District Tennessee, 1965-1988.
Member Ways and Means committee.
President Knoxville Professional Baseball Club, 1956-1959. Past president Southern Baseball League. Served with Army of the United States, 1942-1945.
Member American, Tennessee, Knoxville bar associations, American Legion (Commander Tennessee 1954), Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Married; 4 children.