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Duff was associated with "Jamaica Hanover 455 (Grange Sugar Estate)", he owned 202 slaves in Jamaica and received a £4,101 payment at the time (worth £491,604 in 2025 [3]). [4] This is recorded by the Slave Compensation Commission and the records held at the National Archives at Kew , London.
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.
This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of Banffshire, Scotland. James Duff, 2nd Earl Fife 17 March 1794 – 24 January 1809 [ 1 ] In commission 1809–1813 [ 2 ]
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 Duff, 4th Earl Fife (1776–1857), MP for Banffshire
He was Member of Parliament for Banffshire from 1837 to 1857; his brother, George Skene Duff, was Member of Parliament for Elgin Burghs.He succeeded as the 5th Earl Fife, 5th Baron Braco of Kilbryde, and 5th Viscount MacDuff on 9 March 1857, and inherited many baronies including MacDuff, named for James Duff, 2nd Earl Fife. [3]
Left to right: Enid Watson with Ian and Mary Cameron, the parents and paternal grandmother of David Cameron, c. 1969. The younger son of stockbroker Ian Donald Cameron (12 October 1932 – 8 September 2010), [1] [2] his mother Mary Fleur (22 October 1934 – 2 February 2025), [3] a Justice of the Peace, [4] was the second daughter of Sir William Mount.
But in 1984, he was paroled to California, Thomas said. On Feb. 22, 1986, South Pasadena Police responded to a report of a woman lying in the road on Banks Street, Thomas said.
In 1824, the General José de San Martin (today the national hero of Argentina and Perú) visited him at Duff House (see external link below). He was succeeded by his nephew, James Duff, the elder son of James Duff's only brother, General the Hon. Sir Alexander Duff, who commanded the 88th regiment, the Connaught Rangers, from 1798 to 1810. [2]