Charles Gavan Duffy

The Right Honourable Sir Charles Gavan Duffy KCMG, PC
Duffy in 1880
8th Premier of Victoria
In office 19 June 1871 – 10 June 1872
Monarch	Queen Victoria
Preceded by	Sir James McCulloch
Succeeded by	James Francis
3rd Speaker of the Victorian Legislative Assembly
In office 22 May 1877 – 9 February 1880
Preceded by	Charles McMahon
Succeeded by	Charles McMahon
Personal details
Born	12 April 1816 Monaghan Town, County Monaghan, Ireland
Died	9 February 1903(1903-02-09) (aged 86) Nice, France
Nationality	Irish - British citizenship
Spouses	Emily McLaughlin Susan Hughes Louise Hall
Profession	Politician

Sir Charles Gavan Duffy, KCMG, PC (12 April 1816 – 9 February 1903), was an Irish poet and journalist (editor of The Nation), Young Irelander and tenant-rights activist. After emigrating to Australia in 1856 he entered the politics of Victoria on a platform of land reform, and in 1871–1872 served as the colony's 8th Premier.