Robert Duff (British politician)
Sir Robert Duff | |
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Robert Duff | |
| 18th Governor of New South Wales | |
| In office 29 May 1893 – 15 March 1895 | |
| Monarch | Victoria |
| Preceded by | The Earl of Jersey |
| Succeeded by | The Viscount Hampden |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Robert William Abercromby 8 May 1835 Fetteresso Castle, Stonehaven, Kincardineshire, Scotland |
| Died | 15 March 1895 (aged 59) Government House, Sydney, Colony of New South Wales, British Empire |
Sir Robert William Duff GCMG PC (8 May 1835 – 15 March 1895), known as Robert William Duff Abercromby until 1862, was a Scottish Liberal Party politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1861 to 1893 and was Governor of New South Wales from 1893 to 1895.