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{{Short description|Canadian politician (1931–1999)}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}

'''William Rutledge "Bill" Duffie''' (April 5, 1931 &ndash; April 7, 1999)<ref name="Grave">{{Find a Grave|100643056}}</ref> was a forestry engineer and political figure in [[New Brunswick]], Canada. He represented Sunbury County in the [[Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick]] from 1960 to 1970 as a [[Liberal Party of New Brunswick|Liberal]] member.

He was born in [[Oromocto, New Brunswick]], the son of Frank C. Duffie and Francis W. Rutledge. Duffie was educated at the [[University of New Brunswick]]. He married Anne Marie Amos in 1962.<ref name="Marriage">{{cite news|title = Anne Marie Amos Weds William Rutledge Duffie|newspaper = [[The Gazette (Montreal)|The Montreal Gazette]]|page = 27|publisher = [[Postmedia Network]]|date = 1962-09-14|url = https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1946&dat=19620914&id=bsItAAAAIBAJ&sjid=d54FAAAAIBAJ&pg=5844,2602191|accessdate = 2013-03-10}}</ref> He was a member of the province's Executive Council, serving as [[Department of Youth (New Brunswick)|Minister of Youth and Welfare]] from 1960 to 1966 and [[Department of Natural Resources (New Brunswick)|Minister of Natural Resources]] from 1966 to 1970. Duffie also served as mayor of Oromocto.

An annual scholarship is awarded in his name to a student studying in a health care discipline.<ref>[http://www.rivervalleyhealth.nb.ca/uploads/383-pdfs-Duffyscholarship.pdf William R. Duffie Scholarship]</ref>

==References==
*''Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1964'', PG Normandin
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[[Category:New Brunswick Liberal Association MLAs]]
[[Category:20th-century mayors of places in New Brunswick]]
[[Category:1931 births]]
[[Category:1999 deaths]]
[[Category:People from Oromocto]]
[[Category:20th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick]]


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