James Duff, 5th Earl Fife

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James Duff, 5th Earl Fife (6 July 18147 August 1879) was a Scottish nobleman.

Duff was the son of Sir Alexander Duff, younger brother of James Duff, 4th Earl Fife.

He was Member of Parliament for Banffshire from 1837 to 1857; his brother, George Skene Duff, was Member of Parliament for Elgin.

He was created Baron Skene, of Skene, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, in 1857.

In 1846 he married Lady Agnes Georgiana Elizabeth Hay, daughter of William Hay, 18th Earl of Erroll and Lady Elizabeth FitzClarence (an illegitimate daughter of William IV). They had four daughters and one son, Alexander, who later became 1st Duke of Fife.

Preceded by
George Ferguson
Member for Banffshire
1837–1857
Succeeded by
Lachlan Gordon-Duff
Preceded by
James Duff
Earl Fife
1857–1879
Succeeded by
Alexander Duff
Preceded by
New Creation
Baron Skene
1857–1879
Succeeded by
Extinct

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