Robert Duff (politician)
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Sir Robert William Duff, GCMG, PC (1835 – March 16, 1895) was a Scottish Liberal Party politician.
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[edit] Career
He entered the Royal Navy in 1848, and was made a commander in 1865. He served as Liberal Member of Parliament (MP) for Banffshire from 1861–93, and was a junior Lord of the Treasury and Liberal whip from 1882–5, and Civil Lord of the Admiralty in 1886. He was appointed a Privy Counsellor in 1892. He was awarded the GCMG in 1893 and was Governor of New South Wales from May 29, 1893 – March 16, 1895.
[edit] Family
Son of Arthur Duff (grandson of Robert Duff). He married Louisa Scott and had children: Helen, Robert W., Arthur, Heather, Isabel, Dorothy and Patrick.
[edit] Reference
- A & H Tayler (1914). The Book of the Duffs. William Brown.
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| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by Lachlan Duff Gordon-Duff |
Member of Parliament for Banffshire 1861–1893 |
Succeeded by Sir William Wedderburn |
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| Preceded by The Earl of Jersey |
Governor of New South Wales 1893–1895 |
Succeeded by The Viscount Hampden |
Categories: 1835 births | 1895 deaths | Knights Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George | Members of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom | Royal Navy officers | Lords of the Admiralty | Members of the United Kingdom Parliament from Scottish constituencies | Governors of New South Wales | UK MPs 1865-1868 | UK MPs 1868-1874 | UK MPs 1874-1880 | UK MPs 1880-1885 | UK MPs 1885-1886 | UK MPs 1886-1892 | UK MPs 1892-1895
