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John Balfour (settler)
John Balfour may refer to: * John Balfour (courtier), servant of Mary, Queen of Scots * John Balfour, 3rd Lord Balfour of Burleigh (died 1688), Scottish lord * John Balfour, 1st Baron Kinross (1837–1905), Scottish lawyer and politician * John Balfour, 3rd Baron Kinross (1904–1976), Scottish historian and writer * John Balfour (bishop) (died 1488), bishop of Brechin, 1465–1488 * John Balfour (diplomat) (1894–1983), British ambassador * John Balfour (Orkney MP) (1750–1842), British politician * John Hutton Balfour John Hutton Balfour (15 September 1808 – 11 February 1884) was a Scottish botanist. Balfour became a Professor of Botany, first at the University of Glasgow in 1841, moving to the University of Edinburgh and also becoming the 7th Regius Kee ... (1808–1884), Scottish botanist * John Balfour (Queensland politician) (1820–1875), member of the Queensland Legislative Council {{hndis, Balfour, John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Balfour (courtier)
John Balfour was a Scottish courtier or servant at the court of Mary of Guise and Mary, Queen of Scots. He was a valet in the Queen's Chamber and performed tasks related to the royal wardrobe. Servais de Condé and Toussaint Courcelles were his colleagues. His family is unclear. Another man, also recorded as "Master John Balfour" was an official of the Scottish mint in this period. He was frequently tasked with buying materials for the queen's costume. In October 1566 he bought materials in Edinburgh to send to the queen at Stirling Castle. These included gold and silver thread and needles for embroidery. In March 1562 he bought the cloth which Mary gave to 19 maidens on "Skyris Thursday" or Maundy Thursday at Falkland Palace. In May he bought gold passementerie for the wedding gown of Lady Fleming and linen for shirts and collars for one of the queen's fools. In July he refurbished the beds at Falkland Palace and bought yellow and violet satin for a gown for Mademoiselle Rall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Balfour, 3rd Lord Balfour Of Burleigh
John Balfour, 3rd Lord Balfour of Burleigh (after 1606 – died 1696/97) was a Scottish nobleman. He was educated in France; and has been traditionally and erroneously styled Covenanter John Balfour, the Covenanter being John Balfour of Kinloch. Biography Balfour was the son of Margaret Balfour, daughter of Michael, Lord Balfour of Burleigh, and Robert Arnot. Arnot, who had been unofficially adopted by Michael, married Margaret in 1606, and took the name Balfour in order to inherit Michael's estates and title. In his youth, Balfour went to France for his education. He was wounded there in an "affair of honour" (duel). He returned home through London early in 1649 and without his father's permission, married Isabel, daughter of another scion of his house — Sir William Balfour of Pitcullo, Fife, Constable of the Tower of London. The young married pair set off for Scotland in March. Balfour's father was against the marriage and unsuccessfully attempted to get the marriage annu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Balfour, 1st Baron Kinross
John Blair Balfour, 1st Baron Kinross (11 July 1837 – 22 January 1905) was a Scottish lawyer and Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1880 to 1899. Early life Balfour was born in the manse at Clackmannan, the son of Rev. Peter Balfour ("Perpendicular Peter"), minister of Clackmannan and his wife Jane Ramsay Blair, daughter of John Blair. He was educated at the Edinburgh Academy and then studied law at Edinburgh University, becoming an advocate of the Scottish bar in 1861. Career He served as Advocate Depute from 1870 to 1872, and in 1880 was made a Queen's Counsel. He was a Deputy Lieutenant for Edinburgh. At the 1880 general election, Balfour stood unsuccessfully for parliament at Ayrshire North but in a by election six months later was elected Liberal Member of Parliament for Clackmannan and Kinross. He was appointed Solicitor General for Scotland in 1880 and in 1881 he succeeded this appointment by becoming Lord Advocate, a post he held for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Balfour, 3rd Baron Kinross
John Patrick Douglas Balfour, 3rd Baron Kinross (25 June 1904 – 4 June 1976) was a Scottish historian and writer noted for his biography of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk and other works on Islamic history. Early life Balfour was born on 25 June 1904. He was the eldest son of Patrick Balfour, 2nd Baron Kinross and Caroline Elsie Johnstone-Douglas (1879–1969). His paternal grandparents were the Lord Justice General John Balfour, 1st Baron Kinross and, his first wife, Lilias Oswald Mackenzie (a daughter of Donald Mackenzie, Lord Mackenzie). His maternal grandparents were Jane Maitland Hathorn-Stewart and Arthur Johnstone-Douglas, an member of the extended Marquess of Queensberry family. He was educated at Winchester College and Balliol College, Oxford, where he was a member of the Railway Club. He then became a journalist and writer. Career A prominent historian, Lord Kinross was a writer noted for his biography of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk and other works on Islamic history. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Balfour (bishop)
John Balfour (died 1488) was a 15th-century Scottish prelate. He was vicar of Linlithgow and rector of Conveth, before being provided as bishop of Brechin on 29 November 1465.Dowden, ''Bishops'', p. 187.Watt, ''Fasti Ecclesiae'', p. 41. He was consecrated on 8 December by Mark, bishop of Vicenza, with the assistance of Athanasius, bishop of Gerace, and Patrick (Balfour's predecessor), bishop of St Andrews. He was allowed to retain the church of Conveth (now called Lawrencekirk) after becoming bishop, the papal documents stating that he had held this rectorship for more than nine years prior to 1465. On 9 December his proctor offered 500 gold florins to the papacy. As bishop, Balfour sat frequently in parliament, his first recorded appearance being 14 October 1467.Dowden, ''Bishops'', p. 188. After twenty-three years in office there was preparation to secure the appointment of William Meldrum, vicar of Brechin, to the see. On 4 June 1488 a payment of 200 lb. of Fle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Balfour (diplomat)
Sir John Balfour GCMG, GBE (1894–1983) was a British diplomat. Family Sir John was the son of the Conservative politician Charles Balfour, and the maternal grandson of the 5th Earl of Antrim. In 1933, he married Frances van Millingen, daughter of Professor Alexander van Millingen of Robert College, Constantinople, although their marriage remained childless. World War 1 Balfour was an Oxford student studying German in the city of Freiberg when World War I began. He spent the entire war in Ruhleben internment camp. Diplomatic career During his service with the Foreign Office, Balfour was posted to Portugal, Spain (1951–1954),Richard Ford. A hand-book for travellers in Spain and readers at home. University of California, 1966. Page xi Argentina, Moscow, and Washington DC.Jill Edwards. Anglo-American relations and the Franco question, 1945-1955. . Page 174 A hispanophile, Balfour was an ardent opponent of Francisco Franco's regime In politics, a regime (also "régime") is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Balfour (Orkney MP)
John Balfour (6 November 1750 – 15 October 1842) was a Scottish politician and a civil servant in the East India Company with connections to the Orcadian island of Shapinsay. Background John Balfour was the son of William Balfour, a factor to the Dundas family. The family was descended from the Balfours of Trenabie on the island of Westray. Having made a fortune in India, John Balfour married the widow of a Colonel Mackennan, who along with other British expatriates, had lent money to the Rajah of Tanjore, who then refused to repay the loans. Political career Balfour was elected Member of Parliament for Orkney and Shetland on 28 July 1790. He used his new political connections to put pressure on the British Government who eventually engineered compensation for the lenders to the Rajah, so providing his wife with a "substantial benefit". He decided to retire at the next election in 1796 in favour of Robert Honyman. Balfour was MP for Orkney and Shetland again from 1820 to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Hutton Balfour
John Hutton Balfour (15 September 1808 – 11 February 1884) was a Scottish botanist. Balfour became a Professor of Botany, first at the University of Glasgow in 1841, moving to the University of Edinburgh and also becoming the 7th Regius Keeper of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh and Her Majesty's Botanist in 1845. He held these posts until his retirement in 1879. He was nicknamed Woody Fibre. Early life He was the son of Andrew Balfour, an Army Surgeon who had returned to Edinburgh to set up a printing and publishing business. Balfour was educated at the Royal High School in Edinburgh and then studied at St Andrews University and the University of Edinburgh, graduating with degrees of M.A. and then M.D., the latter in 1832. In Edinburgh, he became a notable member of the Plinian Society, where he encountered the phrenologist William A.F. Browne and entered the vigorous debates concerning natural history and theology. His original intention had been to seek ordination i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
