Alexander Duff (British Army officer)
General Sir Alexander Duff GCH (1777 – 21 March 1851) was a British Army officer of the Napoleonic era.
Duff was the second son of Alexander Duff, 3rd Earl Fife and the younger brother of James Duff, 4th Earl Fife. In 1793, he was commissioned an ensign in the 66th Regiment of Foot, and served at Gibraltar, in Flanders, in the East Indies in 1798, and under Baird during the invasion of Egypt. In 1806, Duff commanded the centre column in the attack on Buenos Aires.
He was appointed colonel of the 92nd Regiment of Foot in 1823, transferring to 37th Regiment of Foot in 1831. He was made GCH and knighted in 1834, and was promoted full general on 28 June 1838.
He was elected the Member of Parliament for Elgin Burghs, sitting from 1826 to 1831.[1] From 1848 until his death he was Lord Lieutenant of Elginshire, and a deputy lieutenant of Banffshire. He lived at Delgatie Castle near Turriff, Aberdeenshire.
He died at Percy Cross, Walham Green, Fulham, Middlesex in March 1851. He had married Anne Stein, by whom he had two sons and two daughters, including James Duff, 5th Earl Fife and George Skene Duff.
Freemasonry
He was Initiated into Scottish Freemasonry in Lodge Holyrood House (St Luke's), No.44, on 30 November 1812.[2]
References
- "DUFF, Hon. Alexander (?1777-1851), of Delgaty Castle, nr. Turriff, Aberdeen". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
- A History of the Mason Lodge of Holyrood House (St.Luke's), No.44, holding of the Grand Lodge of Scotland with Roll of Members, 1734-1934, by Robert Strathern Lindsay, W.S., Edinburgh, 1935. Vol.II, p.603.
- Anderson, William (1877). The Scottish Nation. A. Fullarton & Co. p. 213. Retrieved 8 December 2008.
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Alexander Duff
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Archibald Farquharson |
Member of Parliament for Elgin Burghs 1826–1831 |
Succeeded by Sir William Gordon-Cumming |
| Military offices | ||
| Preceded by Sir Charles Green |
Colonel of the 37th (North Hampshire) Regiment of Foot 1831–1851 |
Succeeded by William Smelt |
| Preceded by John Hope |
Colonel of the 92nd Regiment of Foot 1823–1831 |
Succeeded by John Dalrymple, 8th Earl of Stair |
| Honorary titles | ||
| Preceded by The Earl of Moray |
Lord Lieutenant of Elginshire 1848–1851 |
Succeeded by James Duff |