There have been three baronetcies created for persons with the surname Duncan, one in the
Baronetage of Great Britain
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and two in the
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
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. All three creations are extinct.
The Duncan Baronetcy, of
Marylebone
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An ancient parish and latterly a metropo ...
in the County of Middlesex, was created in the Baronetage of Great Britain on 9 August 1764 for
William Duncan, physician-extraordinary to King
George III
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. He was the uncle of Admiral
Adam Duncan, 1st Viscount Duncan
Admiral Adam Duncan, 1st Viscount Duncan (1 July 17314 August 1804) was a Royal Navy officer best known for defeating the Batavian Navy at the 1797 Battle of Camperdown. The victory was one of the most significant naval battles in the French Rev ...
(see
Earl of Camperdown). 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
Pudsey
Pudsey is a market town in the City of Leeds borough in West Yorkshire, England. It is located midway between Bradford city centre and Leeds city centre. Historically in the West Riding of Yorkshire, it has a population of 25,393.
History
T ...
as a
Conservative
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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
County of Perth
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, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 24 July 1957 for
James Duncan,
Member of Parliament for
Kensington North
Kensington North was a parliamentary constituency centred on the Kensington district of west London. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
The Parliament of the United Ki ...
and
Angus South. The title became extinct on his death in 1974.
Duncan baronets, of Marylebone (1764)
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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
*
Earl of Camperdown
References
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Extinct baronetcies in the Baronetage of Great Britain
Extinct baronetcies in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom