Balfour
Balfour is a Scottish family name as well as a place name.
People
Earl of Balfour
Arthur Balfour (1848-1930), Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1902 to 1905, 1st Earl of Balfour and author of the Balfour Declaration.
Gerald Balfour, 2nd Earl of Balfour (1853-1945), Arthur's brother and also a Conservative politician.
The Baron Kinross, of Glasclune in the County of Haddington
John Balfour, 1st Baron Kinross, British politician
John Balfour, 3rd Baron Kinross, British historian
The Balfours of Balbirnie
Robert Balfour, 4th of Balbirnie (1698 - 1767)
John Balfour, 5th of Balbirnie (1738 - 1833)
Lieutenant-General Robert Balfour, 6th of Balbirnie (1762 - 1837) Cavalry Officer
Other Balfours
Alexander Balfour (1824-1886), Scottish merchant and shipowner
Francis Maitland (F.M.) Balfour (1851-1882), biologist; Arthur Balfour's younger brother
Edward Balfour, Scottish Surgeon and orientalist in India
Frederic H. Balfour (fl. 1871-1908), a British essayist, translator of the Taoist Texts, and author of Austin And His Friends.
Grant Balfour, a baseball player.
Henry Balfour Gardiner, British composer.
James Balfour (Pittendreich) (1583–1584), Scottish judge and politician
James Balfour (architect), (1854–1917), Canadian architect from Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Sir James Balfour, 1st Baronet (1600–1658), Scottish annalist and antiquary and Lord Lyon King of Arms from 1650–1658
James Maitland Balfour (1820–1856), English politician
James Balfour (Canadian politician) (1928–1999)
James Balfour (clergyman) (1731–1809), Newfoundland Church of England clergyman
Eric Balfour, an American actor.
Sir Isaac Bayley Balfour (1853 - 1922) a Scottish botanist.
Harold Balfour, 1st Baron Balfour of Inchrye (1897-1988), World War I fighter ace and Conservative politician.
John Hutton Balfour, Scottish botanist
Balfour Titles
The Earls of Balfour
The Balfour Baronets
The Lords Balfour of Burleigh
The Barons Balfour of Glenawley
The Baron Kinross, of Glasclune in the County of Haddington
Court cases
Balfour v. Balfour, important English contract law case.
Places
United States
Balfour, North Dakota
Balfour, North Carolina
South Africa
Balfour, Mpumalanga
New Zealand
Balfour, New Zealand
Scotland
Balfour, Aberdeenshire
Balfour, Orkney
Balfour, Fife
Canada
Balfour, British Columbia (aka Balfour Bay)
Rayside-Balfour, Ontario
Turks and Caicos Islands
Balfour Town, Salt Cay, Turks Islands
Translation
The word "Balfour" occurs as such in the following languages: English, Afrikaans, German, Italian, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, Volapük.
Translation in Hebrew: בלפור (פירושונים).
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