George Duff

Captain George Duff RN (c. 1 February 1764 – 21 October 1805) was a British naval officer during the American War of Independence, the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars, who was killed by a cannonball at the Battle of Trafalgar.

This article is about the British naval officer. For the Canadian mathematician, see George F. D. Duff. For the Scottish politician, see George Skene Duff.

George Duff
Captain George Duff by Henry Raeburn
Born(1764-02-01)1 February 1764
Banff, Scotland
Died21 October 1805(1805-10-21) (aged 41)
Trafalgar
Cause of deathKilled in action
Resting placeBuried at sea
OccupationRoyal Navy Officer
SpouseSophia Dirom 1764–1827
ChildrenNorwich Duff 1792–1862
Mary Anne Fotheringham Duff 1794–1796
Jemima Duff 1799–1803
Georgina Helen Duff
1803–1832
Anna Margaret Duff
1805–1827
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