Duncan Dunbar (junior)
Duncan Dunbar (junior) (1803-1862) was a London-based shipowner who established what was described as the largest shipping line in Great Britain.[1]
Duncan was born on the 9th September 1803 at 7 Fore Street, Limehouse, Middlesex. He died at his home at Porchester Terrace, Paddington on the 6th March 1862.
Duncan left £1,500,000 in his will.
His father Duncan Dunbar senior had moved to London in the 1790s and founded a successful business as a brewer and wine merchant.[1] He settled in Limehouse, London in the 1790s, establishing his alcohol business at Dunbar wharf.[1] Duncan junior was 22 when his father died in 1825 and inherited the business with his brother John.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 Dunbar-Nasmith, David. "On Duncan Dunbar I and II". Retrieved 30 October 2016.
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