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Abner Lawson Duncan

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Name
  
Abner Duncan


Died
  
December 27, 1823 New Orleans, Louisiana

Occupation
  
Attorney Businessman Politician

Spouse(s)
  
Esther Eldridge Frances Sophia Mather

Children
  
John Nicholson, b: c. 1799 Frances Sophia, b: 1809 Hannah Eliza, b: 1815 Abner Lawson Hamilton

Parent(s)
  
Seth Duncan Elizabeth McCleary

Abner Lawson Duncan (died 1823) was a prominent Louisiana attorney, businessman, politician and aide-de-camp to General Andrew Jackson during the Battle of New Orleans.

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.

Duncan ran for governor as a Democratic-Republican during the Louisiana gubernatorial election of 1820, losing to Thomas B. Robertson.

References

Abner Lawson Duncan Wikipedia