Biography of Adam Duncan 1st Viscount Duncan 1731-1804
On 01 Jul 1731 Adam Duncan 1st Viscount Duncan was born.
On 06 Jun 1777 Adam Duncan 1st Viscount Duncan (age 45) and Henrietta Dundas were married.
On 21 Mar 1785 [his son] Robert Haldane-Duncan 1st Earl of Camperdown was born to Adam Duncan 1st Viscount Duncan (age 53) and [his wife] Henrietta Dundas.
On 11 Oct 1797 Adam Duncan 1st Viscount Duncan (age 66) was victorious at the Battle of Camperdown. A complete victory for the British, who captured eleven Dutch ships without losing any of their own.
On 21 Oct 1797 Adam Duncan 1st Viscount Duncan (age 66) was created 1st Viscount Duncan of Camperdowne in recognition of his victory at the Battle of Camperdown.
After 21 Oct 1797 Adam Duncan 1st Viscount Duncan (age 66) was awarded the Large Naval Gold Medal and an annual pension of £3,000, to himself and the next two heirs to his title - the biggest pension ever awarded by the British government.
1798 John Singleton Copley (age 59). Portrait of Adam Duncan 1st Viscount Duncan (age 66).
Around 1798 John Hoppner (age 39). Portrait of Adam Duncan 1st Viscount Duncan (age 66).
Around 1800 John Hoppner (age 41). Portrait of Adam Duncan 1st Viscount Duncan (age 68).
Before 1804 John Singleton Copley (age 65). Portrait of Adam Duncan 1st Viscount Duncan (age 72).
On 04 Aug 1804 Adam Duncan 1st Viscount Duncan (age 73) died suddenty at an inn Cornhill on Tweed [Map] on his way to Edinburgh [Map]. His son Robert Haldane-Duncan (age 19) succeeded 2nd Viscount Duncan of Camperdowne.