Robert Duff (Royal Navy officer)
Robert Duff | |
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Portrait by Tilly Kettle | |
| Born | c. 1721 |
| Died | 6 June 1787 |
| Allegiance | Great Britain |
| Branch | Royal Navy |
| Rank | Vice admiral |
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| Conflicts | War of the Austrian Succession Seven Years' War American Revolutionary War |
| Relations | William Duff, 1st Earl Fife (cousin) George Duff (grandnephew) Norwich Duff (great-grandnephew) Robert Duff (great-grandson) |
Vice-Admiral Robert Duff (c. 1721 – 6 June 1787) was a Royal Navy officer and colonial administrator who served in the War of the Austrian Succession, Seven Years' War and American War of Independence. He briefly served as colonial governor of Newfoundland.