| 词条 | James Duff (North Norfolk MP) |
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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 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] Personal lifeIn 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] References1. ^{{Rayment-hc|n|2|date=March 2012}} 2. ^1 2 3 4 5 {{cite news|title=Election Intelligence. Norfolk (North)|date=24 April 1876|work=The Times|pages=11, col D|accessdate=14 November 2010|location=London}} 3. ^1 2 3 4 5 {{cite news|title=Death of Colonel Duff, MP|date=25 December 1878|work=The Times|pages=7, col D|accessdate=14 November 2010|location=London}} 4. ^{{cite book |last=Craig |first=F. W. S. |authorlink= F. W. S. Craig |title=British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 |origyear=1977 |edition= 2nd |year=1989 |publisher= Parliamentary Research Services |location=Chichester |isbn= 0-900178-26-4 |page=427}} External links
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