Robert Duff (politician, born 1835)
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The Right Honourable Sir Robert Duff GCMG |
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| 18th Governor of New South Wales | |
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In office 29 May 1893 – 15 March 1895 |
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| Monarch | Queen Victoria |
| Preceded by | The Earl of Jersey |
| Succeeded by | The Viscount Hampden |
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8 May 1835 Fetteresso Castle, Stonehaven, Kincardineshire |
| Died | 15 March 1895 (aged 59) |
| Nationality | British |
Sir Robert William Duff GCMG PC (8 May 1835 – 15 March 1895) was a Scottish Liberal Party politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1861 to 1893 and was Governor of New South Wales from 1893 to 1895.
Duff was born at Fetteresso Castle, Stonehaven, Kincardineshire, son of Arthur Duff (grandson of Robert Duff) and his wife Elizabeth Innes, daughter of John Innes of Kincardine. He was educated at Blackheath School, London. He entered the Royal Navy in 1848, and was made a commander in 1865. He was a Deputy Lieutenant and J.P. for Banffshire (from April 1894) and Kincardineshire (from January 1900). In 1871, he married Louisa Scott and they had seven children: Helen, Robert W., Arthur, Heather, Isabel, Dorothy and Patrick.
Duff served as Liberal Member of Parliament (MP) for Banffshire from 1861–93. He joined Robert Lowe as one of the Adullamites opposing the parliamentary Reform Bill of 1866, which led to the Reform Act 1867. He 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.
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