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Balfour, Gerald William. Adm. pens. at TRINITY, Feb. 23, 1871. 4th s. of James Maitland (1838), of Whittingehame, Haddington. B. Apr. 9, 1853, at Edinburgh. School, Eton. Matric. Michs. 1871; Scholar, 1872; B.A. (5th Classic) 1875; M.A. 1878. Fellow, 1877. Hon. LL.D. 1920. Lecturer in Classics, 1878. Adm. at the Inner Temple, Nov. 2, 1875; no call. M.P. for Leeds, 1885-1906. Chief Secretary for Ireland, 1895-1900. P.C. (Ireland) 1895. P.C. (Great Britain) 1900. President of the Board of Trade, 1900-5; of the Local Government Board, 1905-6. Succeeded his brother Arthur James (1866) as 2nd Earl, and Viscount Traprain of Whittingehame, East Lothian, Mar. 19, 1930. A member of the Alpine Club. Married and had issue. Of Fishers' Hill, Woking, Surrey. Brother of Francis M. (1870), etc. | Gerald William BALFOUR Approx. lifespan: 18531945 Tripos: Trin. Class. 1875star pens. Trinity College adm1871:02:23 4th s. of James Maitland BALFOUR (1838) of Whittingehame, Haddington, [ East Lothian ] b. Edinburgh, [ Scotland ] 1853:04:09 Sch: Eton Matric 1871:10MT: Scholar 1872 BA 5 th Classic 1875 MA 1878 Fellow 1877 Hon.LLD 1920 Lecturer in Classics: 1878 Adm.: Inner Temple 1875:11:02 no call: M.P. for: : Leeds, [ West Riding of Yorkshire ] 1885-1906 Chief Sec. for: : Ireland 1895-1900 P.C. (Ireland) 1895 P.C. (Great Britain) 1900 President of: : Board of Trade 1900-05 President of: : Local Government Board 1905-06 Succeeded his brother Arthur James BALFOUR (1866) as 2nd Earl, and Viscount Traprain of Whittingehame, East Lothian 1930:03:19 Member of: : Alpine Club m. had issue Of Fishers' Hill, Woking, Surrey brother of Francis Maitland BALFOUR (1870) etc. [add:] Chairman of: Cambridge Committee of Commission on Oxford and Cambridge Universities [:add] [add:] m. -<fore>Betty, Lady</title% dau. of -<fore>- <qual>1st Earl of Lytton</qual> 1887 [:add] [add:] Latterly of Lady Eleanor's Cottage, Whittingehame, Haddington, Scotland [:add] [add:] d. 1945:01:14 [:add] [add:]( WWW )[:add] |