George Alexander Philips Haldane Haldane-Duncan (9 May 1845 − 5 December 1933) was the fourth and last

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 note ...

Early life

He was a younger son of MP

Adam Haldane-Duncan, 2nd Earl of Camperdown Adam Haldane-Duncan, 2nd Earl of Camperdown (25 March 1812 – 30 January 1867), styled Viscount Duncan between 1831 and 1859, was a British nobleman and politician. Early life Hon. Adam Duncan was born in Edinburgh on 25 March 1812. He was the ...

and former Juliana Cavendish (née Philips), Countess of Camperdown (the eldest daughter and co-heiress of Sir George Richard Philips, Bt.). Among his siblings were

Robert Haldane-Duncan, 3rd Earl of Camperdown Robert Adam Philips Haldane Haldane-Duncan, 3rd Earl of Camperdown (28 May 1841 – 5 June 1918), styled Viscount Duncan from 1859 to 1867, was a British Liberal politician. Biography Camperdown was the eldest son of Adam Haldane-Duncan, 2nd Earl ...

and Lady Julia Duncan (wife of

George Abercromby, 4th Baron Abercromby George Ralph Campbell Abercromby, 4th Baron Abercromby (23 September 1838 – 30 October 1917), styled The Honourable from 1843 to 1852, was a Scottish peer and politician. Background Abercromby was born in Leamington, Warwickshire on 23 Septem ...

Career

Duncan worked for the British firm

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, which made engines for ships in the

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, the

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, and the

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. In 1918, Duncan inherited the earldom when his older brother, the 3rd Earl, died. Although Duncan took the title, he declined the associated inheritance. Due to his involvement with charities in the Boston area, Duncan did not want to move back to the United Kingdom. Instead, he arranged for the inheritance to go to younger members of his British family.

Personal life

In 1888, Duncan married Mrs. Laura Blanchard (''née'' Dove), an American from Boston, Massachusetts, daughter of industrialist

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, of

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. The couple lived in Boston for the rest of their lives, with trips to the United Kingdom every two years. Blanchard died in 1910. Duncan died in Boston on December 5, 1933, after a long illness.

References

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