Herbert Osbaldeston Duncan (1862 to 1945) was a cyclist who became a figure of the early motor trade. Born in London on 22 November 1862, he was cycle champion of Middlesex at the age of 19 and appears in a photograph taking a rest at the 1896 London to Brighton Run. In 1899 he published an article on electric versus tube ignition for motor cycles, and by 1907 he was a director of De Dion-Bouton, serving as its managing director in France. In 1926 he published The World on Wheels in two volumes. He died at Vesinet in France on 23 November 1945.
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1862 November 22nd. Born in London the son of James Duncan and his wife Mary
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1862 November 22nd. Born in London the son of James Duncan and his wife Mary
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1945 November 23rd. Died at Vesinet, France
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