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There have been three baronetcies created for persons with the surname Duncan, one in the
Baronetage of Great Britain Baronets are a rank in the British aristocracy. The current Baronetage of the United Kingdom has replaced the earlier but existing Baronetages of England, Nova Scotia, Ireland, and Great Britain. Baronetage of England (1611–1705) King James I ...
and two in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. All three creations are extinct. The Duncan Baronetcy, of
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in the County of Middlesex, was created in the Baronetage of Great Britain on 9 August 1764 for William Duncan, physician-extraordinary to King
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. He was the uncle of Admiral
Adam Duncan, 1st Viscount Duncan Admiral Adam Duncan, 1st Viscount Duncan, KB (1 July 17314 August 1804) was a British admiral who defeated the Dutch fleet off Camperdown on 11 October 1797. This victory is considered one of the most significant actions in naval history. Li ...
(see
Earl of Camperdown Earl of Camperdown, of Lundie in the County of Forfar and of Gleneagles in the County of Perth, was a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1831 for Robert Haldane-Duncan, 2nd Viscount Duncan. He was the son of the no ...
). Duncan was childless and the title became extinct on his death in 1774. The Duncan Baronetcy, of Horsforth Hall in the Parish of Guiseley in the West Riding of the County of York, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 9 December 1905 for William Duncan. He had contested
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as a
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in the 1885 general election, but lost to Briggs Priestley. The title became extinct on the death of the third Baronet in 1964. The Duncan Baronetcy, of Jordanstone in the
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, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 24 July 1957 for James Duncan,
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for Kensington North and
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. The title became extinct on his death in 1974.


Duncan baronets, of Marylebone (1764)

* Sir William Duncan, 1st Baronet (c. 1715–1774)


Duncan baronets, of Horsforth Hall (1905)

*Sir (Surr) William Duncan, 1st Baronet (1834–1908) *Sir Frederick William Duncan, 2nd Baronet (1859–1929) *Sir Charles Edgar Oliver Duncan, 3rd Baronet (1892–1964)


Duncan baronets, of Jordanstone (1957)

* Sir James Alexander Lawson Duncan, 1st Baronet (1899–1974)


See also

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Earl of Camperdown Earl of Camperdown, of Lundie in the County of Forfar and of Gleneagles in the County of Perth, was a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1831 for Robert Haldane-Duncan, 2nd Viscount Duncan. He was the son of the no ...


References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Duncan Extinct baronetcies in the Baronetage of Great Britain Extinct baronetcies in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom