Robert Duff (politician)

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Sir Robert William Duff, GCMG, PC (1835 – March 16, 1895) was a Scottish Liberal Party politician.

Contents 1 Career 2 Family 3 Reference 4 External links

[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. 

[edit] External links

• Duff family tree.

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Lachlan Duff Gordon-Duff	Member of Parliament for Banffshire 1861–1893	Succeeded by Sir William Wedderburn
Political offices
Preceded by The Earl of Jersey	Governor of New South Wales 1893–1895	Succeeded by The Viscount Hampden