Balfour
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Balfour is a Scottish family name as well as a place name.
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[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
[edit] South Africa
[edit] New Zealand
[edit] Scotland
- Balfour, Aberdeenshire
- Balfour, Orkney
- Balfour, Fife
[edit] Canada
- Balfour, British Columbia (aka Balfour Bay)
- Rayside-Balfour, Ontario

