Abner Lawson Duncan
American lawyer
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Abner Lawson Duncan (died December 27, 1823) was a prominent Louisiana attorney, businessman, politician and aide-de-camp to General Andrew Jackson during the Battle of New Orleans.[1]
Born
Abbottstown, Adams County,
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
DiedDecember 27, 1823
New Orleans, Louisiana
OccupationsAttorney
businessman
politician
businessman
politician
Spouses
- Esther Eldridge
- Frances Sophia Mather
Abner Lawson Duncan | |
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| Born | Abbottstown, Adams County, Pennsylvania |
| Died | December 27, 1823 New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Occupations | Attorney businessman politician |
| Spouses |
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| Children | John Nicholson, b: c. 1799 Frances Sophia, b: 1809 Hannah Eliza, b: 1815 Abner Lawson Hamilton |
| Parent(s) | Seth Duncan Elizabeth McCleary |
Duncan was a member of the "New Orleans Association" which included attorneys Edward Livingston and John R. Grymes, merchant John K. West, smuggler Pierre Laffite, and pirate Jean Laffite.[2][3]
Duncan ran for governor as a Democratic-Republican during the Louisiana gubernatorial election of 1820, losing to Thomas B. Robertson.