Robert B. Duncan

Robert B. Duncan
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Oregon's 3rd district
In office
January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1981
Preceded byEdith Green
Succeeded byRon Wyden
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Oregon's 4th district
In office
January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1967
Preceded byEdwin R. Durno
Succeeded byJohn R. Dellenback
49th Speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives
In office
1959–1962
Preceded byPat Dooley
Succeeded byClarence Barton
ConstituencyJackson County
Personal details
Born(1920-12-04)December 4, 1920
Normal, Illinois
DiedApril 29, 2011(2011-04-29) (aged 90)
Portland, Oregon
Political partyDemocratic
Spouses
Marijane Duncan
(m. 1942; died 1990)
Kathryn Boe
(m. 1995)
Alma materIllinois Wesleyan University, University of Michigan Law School
Robert B. Duncan with President John F. Kennedy

Robert Blackford Duncan (December 4, 1920 – April 29, 2011) was an American politician from the state of Oregon. A Democrat, he served multiple terms in the Oregon Legislative Assembly and as a U.S. congressman from Oregon. In the Oregon House of Representatives he served as speaker for four years, and in the U.S. House he represented two different districts. The Illinois native and World War II veteran ran three unsuccessful campaigns to be elected to the U.S. Senate.


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