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Arthur James Balfour. Conservative 1902 to 1905. “I am more or less happy when being praised, not very comfortable when being abused, but I have moments of uneasiness when being explained.”...
Arthur James Balfour was born on July 25, 1848, at Whittingehame House, East Lothian, Scotland, the eldest son of James Maitland Balfour (1820–1856) and Lady Blanche Gascoyne-Cecil (1825–1872).His father was a Scottish MP, as was his grandfather James; his mother, a member of the Cecil family descended from Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury, was the daughter of the 2nd Marquess of ...
1 November 2017. By Yolande Knell,BBC News, Jerusalem. The Balfour Declaration: 100 years of conflict. The British peer Arthur Balfour barely makes an appearance in UK schoolbooks, but many...
Nov 12, 2023 · He is the Scottish politician who has been described as instrumental in the creation of Israel through the Balfour Declaration – which supported a “national home for the Jewish people”. But who...
Nov 2, 2017 · Arthur Balfour said, in an address to the House of Lords, defending what has become known as the Balfour Declaration. At the time of that speech, his declaration was not quite five years old;...
25 Jul 1848. Birth place. Whittingehame, East Lothian, Scotland. Died. 19 Mar 1930 (aged 81 years) Resting place. Whittingehame Church, Whittingehame. About Arthur James Balfour. Arthur Balfour was Salisbury’s successor. He had a reputation as a good parliamentarian, a capable minister, and an excellent tactician.
Arthur James Balfour, 1st Earl of Balfour, KG, OM, PC, FRS, FBA, DL ( / ˈbælfər, - fɔːr /, 25 July 1848 – 19 March 1930), also known as Lord Balfour, was a British statesman and Conservative politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1902 to 1905.
