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Robert Duff (Newfoundland politician)

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Robert Duff
Member of the Newfoundland House of Assembly for Carbonear
In office
1924–1928
Preceded byJames Moore
Succeeded byJames Moore
Personal details
Born
Robert Duff

(1868-07-21)July 21, 1868
Carbonear, Newfoundland
DiedOctober 11, 1928(1928-10-11) (aged 60)
Montreal, Quebec
Political partyLiberal-Progressive
Spouse
Louisa C. Penney
(m. 1896)
Children4
Parent
OccupationMerchant, politician

Robert Duff (July 21, 1868 – October 11, 1928) was a merchant and politician in Newfoundland. He represented Carbonear in the Newfoundland House of Assembly from 1924 to 1928.[1]

Biography

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Born in Carbonear on July 21, 1868, Duff became a prominent business owner in the area.[2] Duff was president of William Duff & Sons Ltd., the Public Service Electric Co., the Harbour Grace Marine Railway Dock Co. and the Conception Bay Mutual Marine Co. He was also a director of the Newfoundland Savings Bank.[1]

Duff was elected to the Newfoundland assembly in 1924 as a Liberal-Progressive. In 1926, he transferred his support to the government of Walter Stanley Monroe and was made a minister without portfolio in the cabinet.[1]

He married Louisa C. Penney in 1896 and they had four children.[2][3]

He died in Montreal on October 11, 1928.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Duff, Robert". Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador. p. 651.
  2. ^ a b Who's who in and from Newfoundland. 1927. p. 183.
  3. ^ Parker, Charles Whately; Greene, Barnet M., eds. (1922). Who's Who in Canada, Volume 16. International Press. p. 1204. Retrieved July 18, 2020 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ "Died". The Gazette. October 12, 1928. p. 7. Retrieved July 18, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.