Baron Kinross, of Glasclune in the County of Haddington, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 15 July 1902 for Scottish lawyer John Balfour,

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. His grandson, the third baron, was an author and journalist. the title is held by the latter's nephew, the fifth baron, who succeeded his father in 1985. All four deceased barons are buried at the south end of Lords Row in Dean Cemetery,

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Barons Kinross (1902)

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. P ...

(1837–1905) *

Patrick Balfour, 2nd Baron Kinross Patrick Balfour, 2nd Baron Kinross KC (23 April 1870 – 28 July 1939) was a Scottish peer and advocate. Early life Balfour was born on 23 April 1870. He was the eldest son and only child of John Balfour, 1st Baron Kinross and the former Lilias ...

(1870–1939) * (John) Patrick Douglas Balfour, 3rd Baron Kinross (1904–1976) *David Andrew Balfour, 4th Baron Kinross (1906–1985) *Christopher Patrick Balfour, 5th Baron Kinross (b. 1949) The

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is the present holder's son, Alan Ian Balfour (b. 1978).

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Kinross Kinross (, gd, Ceann Rois) is a burgh in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, around south of Perth and around northwest of Edinburgh. It is the traditional county town of the historic county of Kinross-shire. History Kinross's origins are conn ...

Noble titles created in 1902 Noble titles created for UK MPs