Thomas Balfour

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Thomas Balfour's grave in St John's Cemetery in Edinburgh

Thomas Balfour, younger of Elwick ( April 2, 1810 - March 30, 1838 ) was a Scottish politician .

Life

Thomas Balfour was born on April 2, 1810, to William Balfour of Elwick . His brother was David Balfour of Balfour and Trenabie . He was admitted to the bar in 1831 and, like his brother, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 1834 . He died unmarried and with no descendants at the age of 27 on March 30, 1838. He is buried in the cemetery of the Church of St John the Evangelist in Edinburgh .

Political career

The liberal Whig George Traill represented the constituency of Orkney and Shetland in the British House of Commons since 1830 . In the general election in 1832 he only just won 107: 96 votes against the Tory S. Laing . In the general election in 1835 , Balfour inherited Laing and ran as a candidate for the Conservative Party for the lower house mandate. With a share of the vote of 57.6%, he prevailed against Traill and subsequently moved into the British House of Commons for the first time. No speech by Balfour is recorded in Parliament during the entire term. In the following general election in 1837 he did not stand again and the liberal Frederick Dundas received the mandate unopposed. Balfour was the last Conservative MP in the constituency in the 19th century.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b Information from the Royal Society of Edinburgh
  2. ↑ a b Thomas Balfour at Hansard (English)
  3. ↑ a b Information on Orkney and Shetland constituency
  4. ^ A b Richard B. Mosse: The parliamentary guide. A concise biography of the members of both houses of parliament, their connexions, etc. AH Bailly & Co., London 1837, p. 115 .
personal data
SURNAME Balfour, Thomas
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Scottish politician, member of the House of Commons
DATE OF BIRTH April 2, 1810
DATE OF DEATH March 30, 1838