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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]
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
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 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]
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 ...
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 ).
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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 .