Miguel Duffy


Miguel Duffy was an Argentine politician, who served for several periods as Intendant of Carmen de Areco, in the Buenos Aires province.

Biography

Miguel Antonio Duffy was born in Carmen de Areco, the son of John Duffy, born in Longford, and Elizabeth Taaffe, born in Westmeath. He was married in the Parish Nuestra Señora del Carmen de Areco to Francisca de Magallanes, daughter of Saturnino Magallanes and María Josefa Sierra, belonging to an old family of the town of Areco. His wife was related to María Ceballos Blanco, the wife of Joaquín Canaveri, intendant of Areco in 1856–1857.
Duffy was appointed for the first time to occupy the position of mayor of the town of Areco in 1874, being replaced by Baldomero Lamela. He returned to occupy the leadership of the town between 1878 and 1879, 1881–1887 and 1893–1894.
In 1900, Miguel Duffy founded the town of Wheelwright in General López, Santa Fe Province. He was also dedicated to agriculture, he owned land in the villages of Areco and Colón.