Lachlan Duff Gordon-Duff (1 June 1817 – 10 January 1892) was a British politician. He was elected as a Member of Parliament for
Banffshire
Banffshire ; sco, Coontie o Banffshire; gd, Siorrachd Bhanbh) is a historic county, registration county and lieutenancy area of Scotland. The county town is Banff, although the largest settlement is Buckie to the west. It borders the Moray ...
in 1857 and resigned through appointment as
Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds
Appointment to the position of Crown Steward and Bailiff of the Chiltern Hundreds is a procedural device to allow Members of Parliament to resignation from the British House of Commons, resign from the House of Commons of the United Kingdom. S ...
on 22 April 1861.
He was the son of Thomas Duff Gordon (1790–1855) and Joanna Maria Grant (1798–1872), daughter of
David McDowall-Grant and Mary Eleanor Macdowall Grant.
He married Jane Butterfield, daughter of Thomas Butterfield,
Chief Justice of Bermuda
The Chief Justice of Bermuda is the senior judge of the Supreme Court of Bermuda.
Chief Justices
*2018–present Narinder Hargun
*2012–2018 Ian Kawaley
*2004–2012 Richard Ground
*1993-2004 Sir Austin Ward
*1977-1993 Sir James Rufus Astwood
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, on 6 April 1847.
He died at
Drummuir Castle and is buried at
Ordiquhill.
Find A Grave, Lachlan Duff Gordon Duff.
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1817 births
1892 deaths
Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Scottish constituencies
Scottish Liberal Party MPs
UK MPs 1857–1859
UK MPs 1859–1865
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