George Haldane-Duncan, 4th 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]

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

In 1888, Duncan married Mrs. Laura Blanchard (née Dove), an American from Boston, Massachusetts, daughter of industrialist John Dove,[3] of Andover, Massachusetts.[4] The couple lived in Boston for the rest of their lives, with trips to the United Kingdom every two years. Blanchard died in 1910.

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.

Duncan died in Boston on December 5, 1933 after a long illness.

References

"Earl Camperdown dies, ending title". New York Times. 6 December 1933. p. 23.
Debrett's Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage, and Companionage. London: Dean & Son, Ltd. 1902. p. 148.
"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."
Proceedings, American Philosophical Society (vol. 135, No. 2). American Philosophical Society. 1991. p. 179. ISBN 9781422370254. Retrieved 27 February 2022.

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[:0-1] "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] "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."

[4] Proceedings, American Philosophical Society (vol. 135, No. 2). American Philosophical Society. 1991. p. 179. ISBN 9781422370254. Retrieved 27 February 2022.