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James Duff (born 1961) is an American billionaire businessman. Together with his brother Thomas Duff, he is the founder and co-owner of Duff Capital Investors, a holding company with annual turnover in excess of $2.6 billion. In 1983, the brothers inherited Southern Tire Mart from their father, Ernest Duff. [1] [2]
His father, son of William Duff of Dipple, co. Banff, was M.P. for Banffshire 1727–34, was created Lord Braco in the peerage of Ireland 28 July 1735, and was advanced to the dignity of Earl of Fife and Viscount Macduff, also in the peerage of Ireland, by patent dated 26 April 1759, on proving his descent from Macduff, Earl of Fife.
James Duff (born September 3, 1955) is an American television writer, producer and director. He was born in New Orleans, Louisiana and has written plays and television screenplays . He is credited as the creator of the TV series The Closer and Major Crimes .
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James Augustine Duff (27 September 1872 – 4 March 1943) was a Scottish-born Northern Irish businessman and Ulster Unionist Party politician. Born in Glasgow, he was educated locally before moving to Belfast. He sat on Belfast City Council, served as the city's Justice of the Peace, and was the High Sheriff of Belfast in 1923. [1]
James Henderson Duff (January 21, 1883 – December 20, 1969) was an American lawyer and politician. A member of the Republican Party, he served as United States Senator from Pennsylvania from 1951 to 1957. Previously he had served as the 34th governor of Pennsylvania from 1947 to 1951.
Philip Christopher Baldwin, Prominent gay Christian and member of the Church of England's General Synod. William Theodore Heard, Roman Catholic cardinal. W.L. Lorimer, translator of the New Testament into Lowland Scots. Edward Reid, Anglican bishop. William Roy Sanderson, Moderator of the Church of Scotland. Gilbert White, Anglican colonial bishop.
Townshend was the son of John Villiers Stuart Townshend, 5th Marquess Townshend, and Lady Anne Elizabeth Clementina Duff. [1] His paternal grandfather was John Townshend, 4th Marquess Townshend and his maternal grandfather was James Duff, 5th Earl Fife. His father was a Member of Parliament for Tamworth before his elevation to the House of ...