George Alexander Philips Haldane Haldane-Duncan (9 May 1845 − 5 December 1933) was a Scottish peer, the fourth and last Earl of Camperdown.
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).
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.
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 John Dove,"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." of Andover, Massachusetts. 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.
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