Born 10 June 1869 at the Swan Hotel, Bucklow Hill, Rotherne, Knutsford, Cheshire, the son of James Henry Cuff of Rangemore, Altrincham, Cheshire, manufacturer of mineral waters, and Katherine Elizabeth Greaves, his wife. He was educated at Bowdon College, Cheshire and at Owen's College, Manchester. He matriculated from St John's College, Cambridge in Michaelmas term 1888 with an entrance exhibition. He was admitted a scholar of the College on 12 July 1890, was placed in the first class of part 1 of the natural sciences tripos in 1890 and obtained a second class in part 2 in the following year. He acted for a short time as assistant demonstrator of anatomy in the university and then proceeded to St Thomas's Hospital. Here he filled the posts of house surgeon, assistant house surgeon, and clinical assistant in the throat department and was assistant demonstrator of practical surgery. From 2 August 1895 until January 1898 he was senior house surgeon at the Royal Infirmary, Sheffield, and then went into general practice in the town. He abandoned general practice when he was elected surgeon to the Royal Infirmary in July 1903. He held office as surgeon until February 1929, but withdrew his resignation when his term was extended for an additional four years to 1933. Whilst he was surgeon to the infirmary in Sheffield University in succession to Sinclair White, FRCS, and acted as examiner in surgery at the University of Cambridge. At the annual meeting of the British Medical Association held in Sheffield in 1908 Cuff served as vice-president of the section of surgery. He joined the territorial force in 1908 and was called up with the rank of major RAMC(T) on 8 September 1914, being attached to the 3rd West Riding Brigade. He served with the Royal Field Artillery in France. He married Harriet Cockbaine on 7 February 1900. She survived him with two daughters. Cuff died on 9 March 1938 at 53 Westenholm Road, Sheffield. Mrs Cuff died on 20 August 1947 in London. He was a collector of old china, and was skilled as a painter of animals. Publications:- Remarks on impacted urethral calculi in children and its treatment. *Quart med J Yorks* 1898, 6, 115. A case of pathologic rupture of the bladder. *Lancet*, 1897, 1, 378. A case of self-inflicted wound of the abdomen. *Ibid*. 1898, 1, 159. A contribution to the operative treatment of puerperal pyaemia. *J Obstet Gynaec* 1906, 9, 317.