James Duff, 5th Earl Fife

James Duff
James Duff
	5th Earl of Fife
Born	James Duff; Edinburgh
Family	Duff
Father	General Sir Alexander Duff
Mother	Anne Stein
Occupation	Member of Parliament for Banffshire

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 Kilbagie

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 his own right. This allowed him to sit and vote in the House of Lords. He was Lord Lieutenant of the counties of Banff and Moray.

In 1845, he resided at 30 Pall Mall, London and at Delgatie Castle.[1]

On 16 March 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.

Lady Anne Duff, married John Townshend, 5th Marquess Townshend, and had issue.
Lady Ida Duff, married firstly, Adrian Hope and had issue. Married secondly William Wilson, with no issue.
Alexander, created Duke of Fife in 1889. He married Princess Louise, the eldest daughter of Edward VII.
Lady Alexina Duff (1851-1882), married Henry Coventry, third son of Hon. Henry Amilius Coventry, and died without issue.
Lady Agnes Cecil Emmeline Duff (1852- ), married firstly George Hay-Drummond, son of George Hay-Drummond, 12th Earl of Kinnoull, and had issue. Married secondly Herbert Flower, with no issue. Married thirdly Alfred Cooper, with issue. David Cameron, the former British prime minister, is a descendant of this third marriage.

Ancestry

Ancestors of James Duff, 5th Earl Fife

16. William Duff

8. William Duff, Earl Fife

17. Helen Gordon

4. Alexander Duff, Earl Fife

18. Sir James Grant, 6th Bt.

9. Jean Grant

19. Anne Colquhoun

2. General Sir Alexander Duff

20. George Skene, 17th of Skene

10. George Skene, 18th of Skene

21. Elizabeth Skene

5. Mary Skene

22. George Forbes

11. Mary Forbes

23. Jane Skene

1.James Duff, Earl Fife

24. Andrew Stein

12. John Stein of Kennetpans

25. Anna MacKenzie

6. James Stein of Kilbagie

26. Robert Caldom

13. Margaret Caldom

27. Margaret Lamont

3. Anne Stein

14. John Buchanan

7. Catherine Buchanan

15. Jean Harley

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References

Oliver and Boyd's Edinburgh Almanac and National Repository, 1845

Robert P. Dod, The Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage of Great Britain for 1860, London, 1860, p. 255

External links

Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by the Earl Fife

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by George Ferguson	Member of Parliament for Banffshire 1837–1857	Succeeded by Lachlan Gordon-Duff
Honorary titles
Preceded by Sir Alexander Duff	Lord Lieutenant of Elginshire 1851–1856	Succeeded by George Skene Duff
Preceded by The Earl Fife	Lord Lieutenant of Banffshire 1856–1879	Succeeded by The Duke of Richmond
Peerage of Ireland
Preceded by James Duff	Earl Fife 1857–1879	Succeeded by Alexander Duff
Peerage of the United Kingdom
New creation	Baron Skene 1857–1879	Succeeded by Alexander Duff

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[1] Oliver and Boyd's Edinburgh Almanac and National Repository, 1845