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Richard Duncan (Upper Canada politician)

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Though he was granted large plots of land in Upper Canada as a Loyalist, including the land which would become the village of
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Duncan was mostly residing in New York after 1809 or 1810 and died at his father's estate near
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and joined the loyalist troops there. He commanded a company in the
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In 1788, he became a judge and a member of the land board in the
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state in 1755 with his father, who was a lieutenant in the
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where he performed with "great gallantry and success".
650:Members of the Legislative Council of Upper Canada 287:, being appointed Captain on June 19, 1776. After 399: 675:Immigrants to the Province of Quebec (1763–1791) 636: 655:English emigrants to pre-Confederation Ontario 616:Mackenzie, William Lyon (September 19, 1833). 385: 392: 378: 615: 364:Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online 334:, and commanded the militia during the 637: 680:Province of Quebec (1763–1791) judges 373: 328:Legislative Council of Upper Canada 265:55th (Westmorland) Regiment of Foot 41:Legislative Council of Upper Canada 13: 330:. He was the first Colonel of the 14: 696: 355: 307:in 1779 - 1781, including at the 281:King's Royal Regiment of New York 267:in Ireland. After the end of the 181:King's Royal Regiment of New York 665:People from Berwick-upon-Tweed 99:Judge, local official, soldier 1: 401:Members of the Family Compact 7: 10: 701: 222:Northern New York Campaign 612: 407: 318:. In 1792, he became the 279:area. He fought with the 271:, he was involved in the 237: 190: 168: 150: 136: 122: 108: 103: 95: 83: 67: 62: 58: 47: 39: 35: 28: 232:Spanish Armament of 1793 660:United Empire Loyalists 309:Battle of Klock's Field 227:Battle of Klock's Field 338:tensions in 1793-94. 205:Battle of Fort Niagara 558:William Dummer Powell 443:William Henry Boulton 350:Schenectady, New York 332:Dundas County Militia 257:44th Regiment of Foot 195:French and Indian War 185:Dundas County Militia 177:55th Regiment of Foot 173:44th Regiment of Foot 137:Years of service 90:Schenectady, New York 513:Samuel Peters Jarvis 493:Christopher Hagerman 463:W. Allan Crookshanks 326:and a member of the 670:Upper Canada judges 618:"A Political Union" 285:American Revolution 216:American Revolution 598:Sir David W. 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Upper Canada
Legislative Council of Upper Canada
Berwick-upon-Tweed
England
Schenectady, New York
Great Britain
Upper Canada
British Army
Canadian militia
Ensign
Captain
Colonel
44th Regiment of Foot
55th Regiment of Foot
King's Royal Regiment of New York
Dundas County Militia
French and Indian War
Battle of Carillon
Battle of Fort Niagara
Montreal Campaign
American Revolution
Northern New York Campaign
Battle of Klock's Field
Spanish Armament of 1793
Berwick-upon-Tweed
England
New York
44th Regiment of Foot
British Army
55th (Westmorland) Regiment of Foot

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