1222 James Duncan

Constituency : Barrow-in-Furness  1890-92

James  chalked  up  an  opportunistic  victory  for  the  Liberals  when William  Caine  decided  to  leave  the  Liberal  Unionists  over  compensation  for  licencees   and  seek  his  constituents'  re-endorsement  as  an  "Independent  Liberal". Instead  they  plumped  for  James.

James  was  the  son  of  Caine's  predecessor  , the  shipowner  David  Duncan.  He  was  born  in Chile . He  was  educated  at  Amersham  Hall  and  Cambridge. He  became  a  barrister.

James  was  defeated  by  the  Tories   in  1892 and  was  the  last  Liberal  to  represent  the  seat.

He  died  in  1911  aged  52.