Adam Haldane-Duncan, 2nd Earl of Camperdown

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Adam Haldane-Duncan, 2nd Earl of Camperdown (25 March 1812–30 January 1867), styled Viscount Duncan between 1831 and 1859, was a British nobleman and politician. He first entered parliament as a member for Southampton in 1837, which seat he held until 1841 when he exchanged it for Bath. He was briefly out of parliament between 1852 and 1854, when he was returned again, this time for Forfarshire. He held this seat until he was elevated to the House of Lords in 1859 on the death of his father, the first earl.

Lord Camperdown died on January 30, 1867, at the age of 54.

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by:
James Barlow-Hoy		 Member of Parliament for Southampton
1837–1841		 Succeeded by:
Lord Bruce
Charles Martyn
Preceded by:
The Viscount Powerscourt
William Bruges		 Member of Parliament for Bath
1841–1852		 Succeeded by:
Thomas Phinn
Preceded by:
Lauderdale Maule		 Member of Parliament for Forfarshire
1854–1859		 Succeeded by:
Charles Carnegie
Political offices
Preceded by:
The Lord Alfred Hervey
Lord Elcho		 Junior Lord of the Treasury
1855–1858		 Succeeded by:
The Lord Henry Lennox
Thomas Edward Taylor
Henry Whitmore
Honorary Titles
Preceded by:
Robert Haldane-Ducan		 Earl of Camperdown
1859–1867		 Succeeded by:
Robert Haldane-Duncan

This page incorporates information from Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page.

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