James Duff (North Norfolk MP)

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 in Elgin,^[3] the son of James Duff and his wife Charlotte, eldest daughter of Sir George Beeston Prescott.^[2] His grandfather was Major-General .^[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 through Parliament.^[3]

Personal life[]

In 1859 Duff married Mary Laura Dawkins, daughter of Edward Dawkins.^[3] He died in office in December 1878, aged 47, at his London residence in Upper Brook Street.^[3]

References[]

^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "N" (part 2)
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Election Intelligence. Norfolk (North)". The Times. London. 24 April 1876. pp. 11, col D.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Death of Colonel Duff, MP". The Times. London. 25 December 1878. pp. 7, col D.
^ Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1977]. British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 427. ISBN 0-900178-26-4.

External links[]

Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by James Duff
Family tree

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Frederick Walpole Sir Edmund Lacon, Bt	Member of Parliament for North Norfolk 1876 – 1878 With: Sir Edmund Lacon, Bt	Succeeded by Edward Birkbeck Sir Edmund Lacon, Bt

[1] Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "N" (part 2)

[times-1876-04-24-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Election Intelligence. Norfolk (North)". The Times. London. 24 April 1876. pp. 11, col D.

[times-obit-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Death of Colonel Duff, MP". The Times. London. 25 December 1878. pp. 7, col D.

[craig1832-1885-4] Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1977]. British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 427. ISBN 0-900178-26-4.

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