The Hon Arthur Duff (1743 – 2 June 1805) was a Scottish Member of Parliament who served during the latter part of the 1770s. A younger son of

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, he was educated at St. Andrews University,

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and

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. He was member of Parliament for

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from 1774 to 1779. He was appointed Steward of the Manor of East Hendred on 29 April 1779 to allow

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to be brought into Parliament. He was then appointed Comptroller of the

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in Scotland. He never married, and latterly lived at the estate at Orton, Moray he had inherited from his father.

Legacy

The first Arthur's Bridge, opened in 1852, was named after Duff.

Sources

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: the House of Commons 1754–1790, ed.

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, John Brooke, 196

1743 births 1805 deaths Alumni of the University of St Andrews Alumni of the University of Glasgow Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for Scottish constituencies British MPs 1774–1780 Younger sons of earls {{Scotland-GreatBritain-MP-stub