Duff, William

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Dates 1727-34
Location London
Vocation Politician
Place of Birth Braco, Banff
Marriage Janet Ogilvy (d.1720); Jean Grant
Issue 7 sons, 7 daughters
Place of birth Source History of Parliament Online

MP for Banffshire 1727-34. Spoke and voted against the Government (1730). At the following general election (1734) Duff switched sides and substituted his brother-in-law, James Abercromby, as MP of Banffshire. Duff was also made an Irish peer (1735). He died with title, Earl of Fife in 1763.