Sir Robert Balfour, 1st Baronet
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Sir Robert Balfour, 1st Baronet (1844 – 1929) was a British
politician
who was the Liberal
Member of Parliament
for Glasgow Partick from 1906 to 1922. The baronetcy
became extinct on his death in 1929.
United Kingdom
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politician
Politician
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who was the Liberal
Liberal Party (UK)
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Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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for Glasgow Partick from 1906 to 1922. The baronetcy
Balfour Baronets
There have been three Baronetcies created for persons with the surname Balfour, one in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia and two in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom....
became extinct on his death in 1929.