General Sir Alexander Duff (1777 – 21 March 1851) was a British Army officer of the Napoleonic era. Duff was the second son of

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and the younger brother of

James Duff, 4th Earl Fife James Duff, 4th Earl Fife, KT, GCH (6 October 1776 – 9 March 1857), was a Scot who became a Spanish general. Biography James was the elder son of the Hon. Alexander Duff, who succeeded his brother as third Earl Fife in 1809. He was educated ...

. In 1793, he was commissioned an

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in the

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, and served at

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, in Flanders, in the

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in 1798, and under Baird during the invasion of

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. In 1806, Duff commanded the centre column in the attack on Buenos Aires. He was appointed colonel of the

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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. From 1848 until his death he was

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, and a deputy lieutenant of

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. He lived at

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near Turriff, Aberdeenshire. He had married Anne Stein, daughter of James Stein of Kilbagie and Kennetpans House, by whom he had two sons and two daughters, including

James Duff, 5th Earl Fife James Duff, 5th Earl Fife, (6 July 1814 – 7 August 1879) was a Scottish nobleman. Early life Duff was the son of Sir Alexander Duff, younger brother of James Duff, 4th Earl Fife, and Anne Stein, the daughter of James Stein of Kilbagie and K ...

and

George Skene Duff George Skene Duff (13 September 1816 – 12 March 1889) was a Scotland, Scottish politician, the son of Alexander Duff (British Army officer), Sir Alexander Duff. He served as Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), member of parliament (MP) for ...

. He died at Percy Cross, Walham Green, Fulham, Middlesex in March 1851.

Freemasonry

He was Initiated into Scottish Freemasonry in Lodge Holyrood House (St Luke's), No.44, on 30 November 1812.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.

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* , - , - {{DEFAULTSORT:Duff, Alexander 1777 births 1851 deaths Younger sons of earls British Army generals Royal Berkshire Regiment officers 37th Regiment of Foot officers Deputy Lieutenants of Banffshire Lord-Lieutenants of Elginshire Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Scottish constituencies UK MPs 1826–1830 UK MPs 1830–1831