Laurence Ilsley Duncan (October 5, 1906 – December 18, 1982)Judge L. Duncan
, ''West Lebanon Valley News'' (December 20, 1982), p. 4. was a justice of the

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from 1946 to 1976. He was born and raised in

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, and received an undergraduate degree from

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in 1927, followed by a law degree from

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to 1930. He practiced law in New Hampshire following graduation from Harvard until 1945, when he became a justice of the

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. Duncan died at Concord Hospital following a brief illness. He was survived by his wife Doris and two sons.

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