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DUNCAN, HENRY, naval officer, office holder, and politician; b. c. 1735; m. 27 Nov. 1761 Mary French in Dartmouth, England, and they had two sons and one daughter; d.
Captain henry duncan biography
there 7 Oct. 1814.
Little can be ascertained about Henry Duncan’s early years. It is likely that he was born in Dundee, Scotland, and it is possible that he was related to Adam Duncan, victor of the battle of Camperdown.
He entered the Royal Navy on 10 May 1755 as an able seaman on the Nassau, perhaps after early service with the East India Company. Following a period in the Mediterranean, the ship went to Halifax, N.S., in 1757 under Vice-Admiral Francis Holburne, as part of the planned expedition against Louisbourg, Île Royale (Cape Breton Island).
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Duncan passed his lieutenant’s examination on 3 Jan. 1759 and was appointed to the America. After service on several other ships he was paid off at the peace in 1763. Duncan remained on half pay for six years, during which