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The Rt Hon Arthur Balfour
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
In office
11 July 1902 – 5 December 1905
Preceded by The Marquess of Salisbury
Succeeded by Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman
Personal details
Born (1848-07-25)25 July 1848
Whittingehame, East Lothian, Scotland
Died 19 March 1930(1930-03-19) (aged 81)
Woking, Surrey, England
Political party Conservative

Sir Arthur James Balfour, 1st Earl of Balfour, KG, OM, PC (25 July 1848 – 19 March 1930) was a British Conservative statesman and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1902 until 1905.


Images for kids

  • Arthur James Balfour 2

    Balfour early in his career.

  • Lord Balfour's childhood home

    Whittingehame House

  • Arthur James Balfour00

    Portrait of Arthur Balfour (1892)

  • Arthur James Balfour, 1st Earl of Balfour by Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema

    Arthur Balfour painted by Lawrence Alma-Tadema

  • Picture of Arthur Balfour

    An older Balfour

  • Arthur Balfour Vanity Fair 27 January 1910

    Balfour caricatured by XIT for Vanity Fair, 1910


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