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. His mother was Anne, daughter of William Duff. He was returned to Parliament as one of two representatives for

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in 1807, a seat he held until 1818. In 1815, he succeeded his uncle Sir James Duff, 1st Baronet, as 2nd Baronet of Halkin according to a special remainder, and assumed the same year by Royal licence the additional surname of Duff. Duff-Gordon married Caroline Cornewall, youngest daughter of Sir George Cornewall, on 5 February 1810. He died in March 1823, aged 50, and was succeeded in the baronetcy by his son Alexander.

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*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, * *

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Duff-Gordon, William, 2nd Baronet 1772 births 1823 deaths Duff-Gordon, Sir William, 2nd Baronet Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for English constituencies UK MPs 1807–1812 UK MPs 1812–1818