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The Balfour Declaration was a public pledge by Britain, declaring its aim to establish "a national home for the Jewish people" in Palestine. The statement came in the form of a letter from...
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 ...
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.”...
Balfour Declaration, (November 2, 1917), statement of British support for “the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people.” It was made in a letter from Arthur James Balfour, the British foreign secretary, to Lionel Walter Rothschild, 2nd Baron Rothschild (of Tring), a leader of the Anglo-Jewish community.
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...
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, 1st Earl Balfour, (born July 25, 1848, Whittinghame, East Lothian, Scot.—died March 19, 1930, Woking, Surrey, Eng.), British statesman. The nephew of the marquess of Salisbury, Balfour served in Parliament (1874–1911) and in his uncle’s government as secretary for Ireland (1887–91).
