Colonel James Duff (1831 – 22 December 1878) [1] was a British Army officer and Conservative Party politician from Westwick in Norfolk. [2]
Duff was born on 21 July 1831 in Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland. [3] He was the son of James Duff and his wife Charlotte, eldest daughter of Sir George Beeston Prescott. [2] His grandfather was Major-General Sir James Duff. [2]
Duff was educated at Rugby [3] and entered the army as an ensign in 1851. [2]
He served with the 23rd Royal Welsh Fusiliers in the Crimean War, including the Siege of Sebastopol, and was taken prisoner in the Battle of Inkerman. [2] He retired from the army in 1858 as a major, having received the Crimea Medal with two clasps, [3] and became a Justice of the Peace (JP) in Norfolk. [2]
He was elected as a Member of Parliament (MP) for North Norfolk at a by-election in April 1876, after the death of Frederick Walpole MP, and held the seat until his death less than three years later. [4] In Parliament, Duff spoke on military matters, and was active in getting the Norfolk and Suffolk Fisheries Act 1877 through Parliament. [3]
In 1859, Duff married Mary Laura Dawkins, daughter of Edward Dawkins. [3] Together, they were the parents of: [5]
He died in office in December 1878, aged 47, at his London residence in Upper Brook Street. [3]
Colonel James Duff (1831 – 22 December 1878) [1] was a British Army officer and Conservative Party politician from Westwick in Norfolk. [2]
Duff was born on 21 July 1831 in Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland. [3] He was the son of James Duff and his wife Charlotte, eldest daughter of Sir George Beeston Prescott. [2] His grandfather was Major-General Sir James Duff. [2]
Duff was educated at Rugby [3] and entered the army as an ensign in 1851. [2]
He served with the 23rd Royal Welsh Fusiliers in the Crimean War, including the Siege of Sebastopol, and was taken prisoner in the Battle of Inkerman. [2] He retired from the army in 1858 as a major, having received the Crimea Medal with two clasps, [3] and became a Justice of the Peace (JP) in Norfolk. [2]
He was elected as a Member of Parliament (MP) for North Norfolk at a by-election in April 1876, after the death of Frederick Walpole MP, and held the seat until his death less than three years later. [4] In Parliament, Duff spoke on military matters, and was active in getting the Norfolk and Suffolk Fisheries Act 1877 through Parliament. [3]
In 1859, Duff married Mary Laura Dawkins, daughter of Edward Dawkins. [3] Together, they were the parents of: [5]
He died in office in December 1878, aged 47, at his London residence in Upper Brook Street. [3]