Balfour

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Balfour is a Scottish family name as well as a place name.

Contents 1 People 1.1 Court cases 2 Places 2.1 United States 2.2 South Africa 2.3 New Zealand 2.4 Scotland 2.5 Canada 3 See also

[edit] People

• Arthur Balfour, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1902 to 1905, 1st Earl of Balfour and author of the Balfour Declaration.
• Edward Balfour, Scottish Surgeon and orientalist in India
• Gerald Balfour, 2nd Earl of Balfour, his brother and also a Conservative politician.
• Henry Balfour Gardiner, British composer.
• One of several people named James Balfour.
• 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.
• James Balfour, (1854-1917), Canadian architect from Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
• John Hutton Balfour, Scottish botanist
• John Balfour, 1st Baron Kinross, British politician
• John Balfour, 3rd Baron Kinross, British historian
• The Balfour Baronets
• The Lords Balfour of Burleigh
• The Barons Balfour of Glenawley

[edit] Court cases

• Balfour v. Balfour, important English contract law case.

[edit] Places

[edit] United States

• Balfour, North Dakota
• Balfour, North Carolina

[edit] South Africa

• Balfour, Mpumalanga

[edit] New Zealand

• Balfour, New Zealand

[edit] Scotland

• Balfour, Aberdeenshire
• Balfour, Orkney
• Balfour, Fife

[edit] Canada

• Balfour, British Columbia (aka Balfour Bay)
• Rayside-Balfour, Ontario

[edit] See also

• Balfour Declaration