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- M._E._Grant_Duff abstract "Sir Mountstuart Elphinstone Grant Duff GCSI, CIE, PC FRS (21 February 1829 – 12 January 1906), known as M. E. Grant Duff before 1887 and as Sir Mountstuart Grant Duff thereafter, was a Scottish politician, administrator and author. He served as the Under-Secretary of State for India from 1868 to 1874, Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies from 1880 to 1881 and the Governor of Madras from 1881 to 1886.He was born in Eden, Aberdeenshire on 21 February 1829 to distinguished British historian James Grant Duff. He had his education at Grange School and Balliol College, Oxford and graduated in law from the Inns of Court. He practised and taught law for a short time before starting a political life and entering the House of Commons as the Liberal Member of Parliament for Elgin Burghs.His abilities won him government positions and he was Under-Secretary of State for India, Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies and Governor of Madras. On his return from Madras, he retired from politics and served in various art and scientific societies.He travelled extensively and wrote voluminously. His performance in politics and administration has received mixed reviews. He was made a Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire and a Grand Commander of the Order of the Star of India. He died on 12 January 1906 at the age of 76.".
- M._E._Grant_Duff birthDate "1829-02-21".
- M._E._Grant_Duff birthPlace Aberdeenshire.
- M._E._Grant_Duff birthYear "1829".
- M._E._Grant_Duff deathDate "1906-01-12".
- M._E._Grant_Duff deathPlace Chelsea,_London.
- M._E._Grant_Duff deathYear "1906".
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- M._E._Grant_Duff viafId "44382623".
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- M._E._Grant_Duff wikiPageID "4686960".
- M._E._Grant_Duff wikiPageRevisionID "642864458".
- M._E._Grant_Duff after Adolphus_William_Ward.
- M._E._Grant_Duff after Alexander_Asher.
- M._E._Grant_Duff after Leonard_Courtney,_1st_Baron_Courtney_of_Penwith.
- M._E._Grant_Duff after Lord_George_Hamilton.
- M._E._Grant_Duff after Robert_Bourke,_1st_Baron_Connemara.
- M._E._Grant_Duff after Thomas_Henry_Huxley.
- M._E._Grant_Duff almaMater Balliol_College,_Oxford.
- M._E._Grant_Duff before Charles_Hepburn-Stuart-Forbes-Trefusis,_20th_Baron_Clinton.
- M._E._Grant_Duff before George_Cadogan,_5th_Earl_Cadogan.
- M._E._Grant_Duff before George_Skene_Duff.
- M._E._Grant_Duff before Henry_Bruce,_1st_Baron_Aberdare.
- M._E._Grant_Duff before John_Russell,_1st_Earl_Russell.
- M._E._Grant_Duff before William_Huddleston.
- M._E._Grant_Duff birthPlace "Eden, Aberdeenshire".
- M._E._Grant_Duff constituencyMp Elgin_Burghs_(UK_Parliament_constituency).
- M._E._Grant_Duff dateOfBirth "1829-02-21".
- M._E._Grant_Duff dateOfDeath "1906-01-12".
- M._E._Grant_Duff deathDate "1906-01-12".
- M._E._Grant_Duff deathPlace "Chelsea, London".
- M._E._Grant_Duff governorGeneral Frederick_Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood,_1st_Marquess_of_Dufferin_and_Ava.
- M._E._Grant_Duff governorGeneral George_Robinson,_1st_Marquess_of_Ripon.
- M._E._Grant_Duff hasPhotoCollection M._E._Grant_Duff.
- M._E._Grant_Duff honorificPrefix The_Right_Honourable.
- M._E._Grant_Duff honorificSuffix Order_of_the_Indian_Empire.
- M._E._Grant_Duff honorificSuffix Order_of_the_Star_of_India.
- M._E._Grant_Duff honorificSuffix Privy_Council_of_the_United_Kingdom.
- M._E._Grant_Duff imagesize "200".
- M._E._Grant_Duff monarch Queen_Victoria.
- M._E._Grant_Duff monarch "Queen Victoria".
- M._E._Grant_Duff monarch "Victoria".
- M._E._Grant_Duff name "Grant Duff, Mountstuart Elphinstone".
- M._E._Grant_Duff name "Sir Mountstuart Grant Duff".
- M._E._Grant_Duff nationality British_people.
- M._E._Grant_Duff order List_of_colonial_Governors_and_Presidents_of_Madras.
- M._E._Grant_Duff order Under-Secretary_of_State_for_India.
- M._E._Grant_Duff order Under-Secretary_of_State_for_the_Colonies.
- M._E._Grant_Duff party Liberal_Party_(UK).
- M._E._Grant_Duff placeOfBirth "Eden, Aberdeenshire".
- M._E._Grant_Duff placeOfDeath "Chelsea, London".
- M._E._Grant_Duff predecessor Charles_Hepburn-Stuart-Forbes-Trefusis,_20th_Baron_Clinton.
- M._E._Grant_Duff predecessor George_Cadogan,_5th_Earl_Cadogan.
- M._E._Grant_Duff predecessor George_Skene_Duff.
- M._E._Grant_Duff predecessor William_Huddleston.
- M._E._Grant_Duff primeminister William_Ewart_Gladstone.
- M._E._Grant_Duff shortDescription "British politician".
- M._E._Grant_Duff spouse "Anna Julia Webster".
- M._E._Grant_Duff successor Alexander_Asher.
- M._E._Grant_Duff successor Leonard_Courtney,_1st_Baron_Courtney_of_Penwith.
- M._E._Grant_Duff successor Lord_George_Hamilton.
- M._E._Grant_Duff successor Robert_Bourke,_1st_Baron_Connemara.
- M._E._Grant_Duff termEnd "1874-02-17".
- M._E._Grant_Duff termEnd "1881".
- M._E._Grant_Duff termEnd "1881-06-26".
- M._E._Grant_Duff termEnd "1886-12-08".
- M._E._Grant_Duff termStart "1857".
- M._E._Grant_Duff termStart "1868-12-08".
- M._E._Grant_Duff termStart "1880-04-23".
- M._E._Grant_Duff termStart "1881-11-05".
- M._E._Grant_Duff title List_of_colonial_Governors_and_Presidents_of_Madras.
- M._E._Grant_Duff title Rector_of_the_University_of_Aberdeen.
- M._E._Grant_Duff title Royal_Historical_Society.
- M._E._Grant_Duff title Under-Secretary_of_State_for_India.
- M._E._Grant_Duff title Under-Secretary_of_State_for_the_Colonies.
- M._E._Grant_Duff title "Member of Parliament for Elgin Burghs".
- M._E._Grant_Duff years "1857".
- M._E._Grant_Duff years "1866".
- M._E._Grant_Duff years "1868".
- M._E._Grant_Duff years "1880".
- M._E._Grant_Duff years "1881".
- M._E._Grant_Duff years "1891".
- M._E._Grant_Duff description "British politician".
- M._E._Grant_Duff description "British politician".
- M._E._Grant_Duff subject Category:1829_births.
- M._E._Grant_Duff subject Category:1906_deaths.
- M._E._Grant_Duff subject Category:Alumni_of_Balliol_College,_Oxford.
- M._E._Grant_Duff subject Category:Companions_of_the_Order_of_the_Indian_Empire.
- M._E._Grant_Duff subject Category:Fellows_of_the_Royal_Society.
- M._E._Grant_Duff subject Category:Knights_Grand_Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_Star_of_India.
- M._E._Grant_Duff subject Category:Liberal_Party_(UK)_MPs.
- M._E._Grant_Duff subject Category:Members_of_the_Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom_for_English_constituencies.
- M._E._Grant_Duff subject Category:Members_of_the_Privy_Council_of_the_United_Kingdom.
- M._E._Grant_Duff subject Category:Presidents_of_the_Royal_Geographical_Society.
- M._E._Grant_Duff subject Category:Presidents_of_the_Royal_Historical_Society.
- M._E._Grant_Duff subject Category:Rectors_of_the_University_of_Aberdeen.
- M._E._Grant_Duff subject Category:UK_MPs_1852%E2%80%9357.
- M._E._Grant_Duff subject Category:UK_MPs_1857%E2%80%9359.
- M._E._Grant_Duff subject Category:UK_MPs_1859%E2%80%9365.
- M._E._Grant_Duff subject Category:UK_MPs_1865%E2%80%9368.