James Duff, 5th Earl Fife
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James Duff, 5th Earl Fife (6 July 1814 – 7 August 1879) was a Scottish
nobleman.
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 Gilbogie.
He was Member of Parliament for Banffshire
from 1837 to 1857; his brother, George Skene Duff
, was Member of Parliament for Elgin Burghs.
He was created Baron Skene, of Skene, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
, in 1857.
In 1845, he resided at 30 Pall Mall
, London and at Delgatie Castle
.
In 1846 he married Lady Agnes Georgiana Elizabeth Hay
, daughter of William Hay, 18th Earl of Erroll
and Lady Elizabeth FitzClarence
(an illegitimate daughter of William IV
). They had five children.
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
nobleman.
Duff was the son of Sir Alexander Duff
Alexander Duff (British Army officer)
General Sir Alexander Duff GCH was a British Army officer of the Napoleonic era.Duff was a younger son of James Duff, 4th Earl Fife...
, younger brother of James Duff, 4th Earl Fife
James Duff, 4th Earl Fife
James Duff, 4th Earl of Fife KT, GCH , 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...
and Anne Stein, the daughter of James Stein of Gilbogie.
He was Member of Parliament for Banffshire
Banffshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Banffshire was a constituency of the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1708 to 1800, and of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1983...
from 1837 to 1857; his brother, George Skene Duff
George Skene Duff
George Skene Duff was a Scottish politician, the son of Sir Alexander Duff.He served as Member of Parliament for Elgin Burghs from 1847 to 1857. He was the younger brother of James Duff, 5th Earl Fife, who sat in Parliament at the same time, representing Banffshire...
, was Member of Parliament for Elgin Burghs.
He was created Baron Skene, of Skene, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
Peerage of the United Kingdom
The Peerage of the United Kingdom comprises most peerages created in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland after the Act of Union in 1801, when it replaced the Peerage of Great Britain...
, in 1857.
In 1845, he resided at 30 Pall Mall
Pall Mall, London
Pall Mall is a street in the City of Westminster, London, and parallel to The Mall, from St. James's Street across Waterloo Place to the Haymarket; while Pall Mall East continues into Trafalgar Square. The street is a major thoroughfare in the St James's area of London, and a section of the...
, London and at Delgatie Castle
Delgatie Castle
Delgatie Castle is a castle near Turriff, in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.A castle has stood on the site of Delgatie Castle since the year 1030 AD, although the earliest parts of the castle standing today were built between 1570 and 1579...
.
In 1846 he married Lady Agnes Georgiana Elizabeth Hay
Agnes Duff, Countess Fife
Lady Agnes Georgiana Elizabeth Hay was an Irish-Scottish aristocrat.Agnes was born at Dublin, Ireland. She was the third child of William Hay, 18th Earl of Erroll and Elizabeth FitzClarence, one of the illegitimate children of King William IV and his mistress Dorothea Jordan.Agnes died at the age...
, daughter of William Hay, 18th Earl of Erroll
William Hay, 18th Earl of Erroll
William George Hay, 18th Earl of Erroll KT, GCH, PC , styled Lord Hay between 1815 and 1819, was a Scottish peer and politician.-Background and education:...
and Lady Elizabeth FitzClarence
Elizabeth Hay, Countess of Erroll
Elizabeth Hay, Countess of Erroll was the illegitimate daughter of King William IV of the United Kingdom and Dorothea Jordan. She married William Hay, 18th Earl of Erroll, and became Countess of Erroll on 4 December 1820 at age 19. Due to Hay's parentage, William Hay became Lord Steward of the...
(an illegitimate daughter of William IV
William IV of the United Kingdom
William IV was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of Hanover from 26 June 1830 until his death...
). They had five children.
- Lady Anne Duff, married John Townshend, 5th Marquess TownshendJohn Townshend, 5th Marquess TownshendJohn Villiers Stuart Townshend, 5th Marquess Townshend , known as Viscount Raynham from 1855 to 1863, was a British peer and Liberal Member of Parliament....
, and had issue. - Lady Ida Duff, married firstly, Adrian Hope and had issue. Married secondly William Wilson, with no issue.
- AlexanderAlexander Duff, 1st Duke of FifeAlexander William George Duff, 1st Duke of Fife KG, KT, GCVO, PC, VD , styled Viscount Macduff between 1857 and 1879 and known as The Earl Fife between 1879 and 1889, was a British Peer who married Princess Louise of Wales, the third child and eldest daughter of King Edward VII and Alexandra of...
, created Duke of FifeDuke of FifeDuke of Fife is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, named after Fife in Scotland. There have been two creations of the title, the first in 1889 and the second in 1900, both in favour of Alexander Duff, 6th Earl Fife in the Peerage of Ireland and 1st Earl of Fife in the Peerage of the...
in 1889. He Married Princess Louise, the daughter of Edward VIIEdward VII of the United KingdomEdward VII was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India from 22 January 1901 until his death in 1910...
. - Lady Alexina Duff, married Henry Coventry, with no issue.
- Lady Agnes Duff, married firstly George Hay-Drummond, son of George Hay-Drummond, 12th Earl of KinnoullGeorge Hay-Drummond, 12th Earl of KinnoullGeorge Hay-Drummond, 12th Earl of Kinnoull was a Scottish earl.He was the son of Thomas Robert Hay-Drummond, 11th Earl of Kinnoull, and Louisa Burton Rowley. He married Lady Emily Blanche Charlotte Somerset, daughter of Henry Somerset, 7th Duke of Beaufort, and Emily Frances Smith, on 20 July, 1848...
, and had issue. Married secondly Herbert Flower, with no issue. Married thirdly Alfred CooperAlfred CooperSir Alfred Cooper was a fashionable English surgeon and clubman of the late 19th century whose clients included Edward, Prince of Wales...
, with issue. David CameronDavid CameronDavid William Donald Cameron is the current Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, First Lord of the Treasury, Minister for the Civil Service and Leader of the Conservative Party. Cameron represents Witney as its Member of Parliament ....
, the UK Prime Minister, is a descendant of this third marriage.