James Maitland Balfour, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetJames Maitland Balfour
British politician
Date of Birth: 05-Jan-1820
Place of Birth: Whittingehame, Scotland, United Kingdom
Date of Death: 23-Feb-1856
Profession: politician
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn 
About James Maitland Balfour
- James Maitland Balfour (5 January 1820 – 23 February 1856) was a Scottish land-owner and businessman.
- He made a fortune in the 19th-century railway boom, and inherited a significant portion of his father's great wealth. He was a Conservative Member of Parliament in the 1840s, and was the father of Prime Minister Arthur Balfour, 1st Earl of Balfour.
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