Robert Haldane-Duncan, 3rd Earl of Camperdown
British politician (1841-1918)
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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.
28 May 1841
The Earl of Camperdown | |
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The Earl of Camperdown as caricatured by Spy (Leslie Ward) in Vanity Fair, March 1895 | |
| Civil Lord of the Admiralty | |
| In office 1870–1874 | |
| Preceded by | Sir George Trevelyan |
| Succeeded by | Sir Massey Lopes |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Robert Adam Philips Haldane Haldane-Duncan 28 May 1841 |
| Died | 5 June 1918 (aged 77) |
| Relations | George Haldane-Duncan, 4th Earl of Camperdown (brother) |
| Parent(s) | Adam Haldane-Duncan, 2nd Earl of Camperdown Juliana Cavendish Philips |
| Education | Eton College |
| Alma mater | Balliol College, Oxford |
Early life
Camperdown was the eldest son of Adam Haldane-Duncan, 2nd Earl of Camperdown, and his wife Juliana Cavendish (née Philips). His father served as MP for Southampton, Bath, and Forfarshire. His sister was Julia Janet Georgiana Haldane-Duncan, a notable artist and Lady of the Bedchamber to Queen Victoria who married George Abercromby, 4th Baron Abercromby.[1] His younger brother was George Haldane-Duncan, 4th Earl of Camperdown.[2]
He was educated at Eton and Balliol College, Oxford.[1]
Career
He succeeded his father in the earldom in 1867 and took his seat on the Liberal benches in the House of Lords. The following year he was appointed a Lord-in-waiting (government whip in the House of Lords) in William Ewart Gladstone's first administration, a post he held until 1870, and then served as a Civil Lord of the Admiralty from 1870 to 1874.
Lord Camperdown received an honorary doctorate (LL.D.) from the University of St Andrews in February 1902.[3] The previous year he had become President of University College, Dundee, then a college of St Andrews. He remained president of the college until his death.[4]
Personal life
Lord Camperdown died in June 1918, aged 77. He never married and was succeeded in the earldom by his younger brother George.[5]