Arthur James Balfour KG OM PC (1848 - 1930)

Born 25 Jul 1848 in Whittinghame, East Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Died 19 Mar 1930 at age 81 in Woking, Surrey, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Arthur Balfour KG OM PC was born in Scotland.

Lord Arthur Balfour was a member of the aristocracy in British Isles.

Arthur Balfour KG OM PC is Notable.

Arthur James Balfour was born on 25 Jul 1848 at Whittinghame, East Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom.
He was the son of James Maitland Balfour and Blanche Mary Harriet Gascoyne-Cecil

SIBLINGS:

• Eleanor Mildred (Balfour) Sidgwick
• Evelyn Georgiana Mary (Balfour) Strutt
• Alice Blanche Balfour
• Francis Maitland Balfour
• Gerald William Balfour
• Eustace James Anthony Balfour

Scotland Census 1851 ^[1]
Event Place: Lauderdale, Berwickshire, Scotland. Visiting the Earl of Lauderdale at Thirlestane Castle, Berwickshire, Scotland. ^[2]

Lord Arthur J. Balfour served as Prime Minister from 11 Jul 1902 - 5 Dec 1905.

He later served as British Foreign Secretary during much of World War I (1916 to 1919).

In 1917 he issued what became known as the "Balfour Declaration", which stated British claim for the establishment of a Jewish Zionists home state in Palestine even though Jewish British Parliaments called that a clear colonialism idea and didnt agree with it. It became a lynchpin in British policy and actions that eventually resulted in the creation of the nation of Israel that created the Arab Israeli conflict until now.

Death

Lord Arthur James Balfour, 1st Earl of Balfour, KG, OM, PC, FRS, FBA, DL, passed away on 19 Mar 1930 at Woking, Surrey, England, United Kingdom. ^[3]

• Space Page: List of Prime Minister of England and United Kingdom. (https://www.wikitree.com/index.php?title=Space:List_of_Prime_Ministers_of_England_and_United_Kingdom.&public=1)

Sources

1. ↑ 1851 Scotland Census. Citing this Record: "Scotland Census, 1851," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VY12-3C7 : 4 February 2020), Arthur James Balfour in household of Earl Of Landerdale, Lauderdale, Berwickshire, Scotland; from "1851 England, Scotland & Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing p. 4, PRO HO 107, The National Archives UK, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 1,042,536.
2. ↑ Thirlestane Castle, Berwickshire, Scotland: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thirlestane_Castle Citing this Page: Wikipedia contributors, "Thirlestane Castle," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Thirlestane_Castle&oldid=1059938557 (accessed January 7, 2022).
3. ↑ Death Entry: Arthur James Balfour, 1st Earl of Balfour, died 1930 at Woking, Surrey, England, United Kingdom. Citing this Record: "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVH8-8LDY : 2 November 2021), Arthur J Earl Of Balfour, 1930.

• Wikipedia entry for Arthur Balfour
• For further Research FS: (https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/sources/LHJW-17L)

See also for hints on family tree:

• http://www.edwardjdavies.info/PMs/balfour.htm

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