Duff, J. Arthur (James Arthur), 1899-1996.
Canadian businessman in China.
From the description of J. Arthur Duff papers, 1906-1996. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754872248
Biographical Note
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1899 November 14:
Born in Kuling, China -
1911 -1920 :Sent to live with relatives in Ontario, Canada -
1920:
Returned to China, went into business in Shanghai -
1926:
Married Jeanie Woodbridge (a China-born daughter of 13 generations of Canadian ministers and missionaries). They had five children: Woodrow, Virginia, Arthur, David, and Teddy -
1939:
J. Arthur Duff moved his family to the United States when the Japanese invaded China -
1941 December -1942 February :Escaped internment in Hong Kong -
1942:
Recruited by the O.S.S. and returned to China to operate as an O.S.S. agent on the Chinese mainland for the duration of the war -
1945 -1960 :Established a highly successful manufacturing and retail business in several areas in the Far East -
1960:
Retired from active business becoming a world-wide wanderer -
1979:
Had a stroke -
1990:
Suffered a series of strokes, entered a nursing facility at Carewest Calistoga, California -
1996 August 2:
Died, California
From the guide to the J. Arthur Duff papers, 1906-1996, (Hoover Institution Archives)
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| creatorOf | Duff, J. Arthur (James Arthur), 1899-1996. J. Arthur Duff papers, 1906-1996. | Stanford University, Hoover Institution Library | |
| creatorOf | J. Arthur Duff papers, 1906-1996 | Hoover Institution Archives |
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