Balfour of Burleigh (spr. bällför ŏw börlĭ), Alexander Hugh Bruce, sechster Baron, geb. 13. Jan. 1849 aus einer alten schottischen Familie, deren 1716 aufgehobene Peerswürde 1869 erneuert wurde, trat ins Oberhaus ein, war von 1888–89 Kammerherr der Königin, von da bis Mitte 1892 Parlamentssekretär des Handelsamtes und wurde 29. Juni 1895 Staatssekretär für Schottland.
http://www.zeno.org/Meyers-1905. 1905–1909.
Lord Balfour of Burleigh — Lord Balfour of Burleigh, in the County of Kinross, is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1607 for Sir Michael Balfour. He was succeeded by his daughter Margaret, the second holder of the title. She married Robert Arnot, who… … Wikipedia
Robert Balfour, 5. Lord Balfour of Burleigh — († 1757) war ein schottischer Lord, Jakobit und Mörder. Leben Robert Balfour, Master of Burleigh, war der Sohn von Robert Balfour, 4. Lord Balfour of Burleigh († 1713), und Lady Margaret Melville, Tochter des 1. Earl of Melville. Er verliebte… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Michael Balfour, 1st Lord Balfour of Burleigh — PC (died 15 March 1619) was a Scottish peer. Balfour was the son of Sir James Balfour, President of the Court of Session, and his wife Margaret (née Balfour). James Balfour, 1st Baron Balfour of Glerawly, was his younger brother. Balfour notably… … Wikipedia
Alexander Bruce, 6th Lord Balfour of Burleigh — Alexander Hugh Bruce, 6th Lord Balfour of Burleigh, KT, GCMG (13 January 1849) (6 July 1921) was a Scottish Unionist politician and statesman. The son of Robert Bruce, at one time Tory Member of Parliament for Clackmannan, he was born in the… … Wikipedia
Balfour — is a Scottish family name as well as a place name.People* Arthur Balfour (1848 1930), Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1902 to 1905, 1st Earl of Balfour and author of the Balfour Declaration. * Gerald Balfour, 2nd Earl of Balfour (1853… … Wikipedia
Balfour — ist der Name folgender Personen: Arthur Balfour, 1. Earl of Balfour (1848–1930), britischer Politiker und Premierminister Betty Balfour (1903–1977), britische Schauspielerin Eric Balfour (* 1977), US amerikanischer Schauspieler Eve Balfour… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Burleigh Castle — The remains of Burleigh Castle are located just outside the village of Milnathort, 1.5 miles north of Kinross, in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. The castle dates from the 15th and 16th centuries, and now sits beside the A911 road, opposite a 19th… … Wikipedia
Burleigh — This surname is of Anglo Saxon origin, and is a locational name from any of the various places throughout England named with the Olde English pre 7th Century burg, burh , fortified place, fort, with leah , wood, grove. These places include:… … Surnames reference
Arthur Balfour — Infobox Officeholder honorific prefix = The Right Honourable name= The Earl of Balfour honorific suffix = KG, OM, PC imagesize = frameless order=Prime Minister of the United Kingdom term start =11 July 1902 term end =5 December 1905 monarch… … Wikipedia
Baron Balfour of Glenawley — Baron Balfour of Glenawley, in the County of Fermanagh, was a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1619 for Sir James Balfour, younger brother of Michael Balfour, 1st Lord Balfour of Burleigh. The title became extinct on the death… … Wikipedia
