Patrick Duncan (South African politician)

Sir Patrick Duncan
6th Governor-General of South Africa
In office
5 April 1937  17 July 1943
MonarchGeorge VI
Prime Minister
Preceded byThe Earl of Clarendon
Succeeded by
Minister for the Interior, Education and Public Health
In office
February 1921  30 June 1924
Prime MinisterJan Smuts
Preceded byThomas Watt
F. S. Malan (Education)
Succeeded byDaniel François Malan
Personal details
Born21 December 1870
Fortrie, Banffshire, Scotland
Died17 July 1943 (1943-07-18) (aged 72)
Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa
NationalityAnglo-South African (also British subject)
Spouse(s)Alice Dold, Lady Duncan
Alma materUniversity of Edinburgh
Balliol College, Oxford

Sir Patrick Duncan, GCMG, KStJ, PC, KC (21 December 1870 – 17 July 1943) was the sixth Governor-General of the Union of South Africa, holding office from 1937 until his death in 1943.