George Haldane-Duncan, 4th Earl of Camperdown

Coat of arms of the Earl of Camperdown

George Alexander Philips Haldane Haldane-Duncan (9 May 1845 − 5 December 1933) was the fourth and last Earl of Camperdown.[1][2]

Early life

He was a younger son of MP Adam Haldane-Duncan, 2nd Earl of Camperdown 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 and Lady Julia Duncan (wife of George Abercromby, 4th Baron Abercromby).[3]

Career

Duncan worked for the British firm Maudslay, Sons and Field, which made engines for ships in the Royal Navy, the Italian Navy, and the White Star Line.[1]

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.[4]

Personal life

In 1888, Duncan married Mrs. Laura Blanchard (née Dove), an American from Boston, Massachusetts, daughter of industrialist John Dove,[5] of Andover, Massachusetts.[6] 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.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b "Earl Camperdown dies, ending title". New York Times. 6 December 1933. p. 23.
  2. ^ Debrett's Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage, and Companionage. London: Dean & Son, Ltd. 1902. p. 148.
  3. ^ TIMES, Special Cable to THE NEW YORK (3 March 1919). "A TURNER FOR $38,850.; "Linlithgow" Brings Highest Price in Camperdown Collection Sale". The New York Times. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  4. ^ "REJECTS AN EARLDOM.; Camperdown Title and Estates Declined by Heir, Now a Bostonian". The New York Times. 15 June 1918. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  5. ^ "In 1833, Peter Smith and John Dove decided to form a company to spin flax and manufacture machinery needed for the process. They had originally met in Scotland where they worked for John Dove's father. John Smith went into business with them and eventually the company ceased making machinery. They bought water power and buildings from Abel and Pascal Abbot in Abbot Village in 1843. In 1864, John Smith, his brother Peter Smith and John Dove incorporated as the Smith & Dove Manufacturing Company."
  6. ^ Proceedings, American Philosophical Society (vol. 135, No. 2). American Philosophical Society. 1991. p. 179. ISBN 9781422370254. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  7. ^ TIMES, Special to THE NEW YORK (6 December 1933). "EARL CAMPERDOWN DIES, ENDING TITLE; G. A. P. H. Duncan Refused to Leave Boston on Suc- ceeding to Peerage. LONG WITH ENGINE FIRM Earldom Was Created in Recog- nition of a Victory Over the Dutch Fleet". The New York Times. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Earl of Camperdown
1918–1933 		Extinct