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James Duff was born in Mansfield (now Carnegie), a suburb of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. [1] The oldest of four children, he was the son of Rev. Joseph Miller and Margaret (née Morgan) Duff. [ 2 ] His father was a Presbyterian minister for forty years, and his paternal grandfather was the first college-educated doctor in western Pennsylvania. [ 3 ]
George James Miller, architect; William Henry Ogilvie, Scottish-Australian narrative poet and horseman. William Robert Ogilvie-Grant, wildlife artist; Arthur Forman Balfour Paul, architect. John Purser, composer, musicologist, music historian and playwright. Harry Reid, journalist and author. James Maurice Scott, writer.
James Duff (North Norfolk MP) (1831–1878), British MP for North Norfolk; James Stoddart Duff (1856–1916), Canadian politician; James Augustine Duff (1872–1943), Ulster Unionist politician in Northern Ireland; James H. Duff (1883–1969), Pennsylvanian politician; James Duff, 2nd Earl Fife (1729–1809), MP for Banffshire and Elginshire
The settlement of Doune (from the Scottish Gaelic dùn, "hill fort") was purchased in 1733 by William Duff, who became the first Earl Fife. In 1760, James Duff, the second earl, built a harbour there and in 1783 succeeded in raising Doune to the status of a burgh of barony, renaming it "Macduff" after his supposed ancestor. The 2nd Earl Fife ...
Duff was the son of Colonel James Duff, a retired army officer living in Aberdeenshire, and Jane Bracken Dunlop.He and his twin brother Alan were among the first boys at Fettes College, Edinburgh; he came as a scholar to Trinity College, Cambridge, in 1878 and was elected a Classical Fellow in 1883, a post he held until his death.
James Duff was promoted captain and lieutenant-colonel, on 18 July 1780, colonel on 18 November 1790. His regiment was part of the expeditionary force sent to Flanders to campaign against the French as part of the First Coalition (the British contingent under the command of Prince Frederick, Duke of York ).
In 1950, when Duff was elected, Republicans were 70% of the two-party vote registration in Philadelphia, but held only a two-point advantage there in 1956. [ 1 ] Duff ran as an ally to Republican President Dwight D. Eisenhower , who was also running for re-election , and criticized Clark for his spending and tax policies as Philadelphia mayor.
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 .