James Maitland Balfour, of Whittinghame, was born on the 5 January 1820, son of James Balfour and Lady Eleanor Maitland, a daughter of the eighth Earl of Lauderdale. On 15 August 1843 he married the Lady Blanche Mary Harriet Gascoyne-Cecil, a daughter of the second Marquess of Salisbury. (Her brother Robert later became Prime Minister of the United Kingdom). They had 8 children, 3 girls and 5 boys: January 5 is the 5th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1820 was a leap year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... James Maitland, 8th Earl of Lauderdale (1759-1839), was a British politician and writer. ... August 15 is the 227th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (228th in leap years), with 138 days remaining. ... 1843 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... James Brownlow William Gascoyne-Cecil, 2nd Marquess of Salisbury (17 April 1791 - 12 April 1868) was an English statesman. ... Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury (February 3, 1830–August 22, 1903). ... In the United Kingdom, the Prime Minister is the head of government, exercising many of the executive functions nominally vested in the Sovereign, who is head of state. ...

• Evelyn Georgiana Mary Balfour, who married the third Lord Rayleigh;
• Eleanor Mildred Balfour, who married Henry Sidgwick and was Principal of Newnham College, Cambridge;
• Alice Blanche Balfour;
• Arthur James Balfour, 1st Earl Balfour, a Conservative Prime Minister of the United Kingdom;
• Cecil Charles Balfour;
• Francis Maitland Balfour, a Professor of Animal Morphology at the University of Cambridge;
• Gerald William Balfour, 2nd Earl Balfour, who served as Chief Secretary for Ireland and President of the Board of Trade, and
• Colonel Eustace James Anthony Balfour, an ADC to King Edward VII.

James Maitland Balfour served as Member of Parliament for Haddington from 1841 until 1847, and died on the 23 February 1856 in Funchal, Madeira. See also Rayleigh fading Rayleigh scattering Rayleigh number Rayleigh waves Rayleigh-Jeans law External links Nobel website bio of Rayleigh About John William Strutt MacTutor biography of Lord Rayleigh Categories: People stubs | 1842 births | 1919 deaths | Nobel Prize in Physics winners | Peers | British physicists | Discoverer of a chemical element ... Full name Newnham College Motto - Named after - Previous names Newnham Hall Established 1871 Sister College St Cross College Principal The Lady ONeill of Bengarve Location Sidgwick Avenue Undergraduates 396 Graduates 120 Homepage Boatclub A view of part of Newnham College. ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the centre-right in the United Kingdom. ... In the United Kingdom, the Prime Minister is the head of government, exercising many of the executive functions nominally vested in the Sovereign, who is head of state. ... Francis Maitland Balfour (November 10, 1851 - July 19, 1882) was a British biologist. ... The University of Cambridge is the second-oldest university in the English-speaking world. ... The Chief Secretary was the most important position for determining Ireland after the Lord Lieutenant, and was frequently a cabinet level position in the 19th and early twentieth centuries. ... The President of the Board of Trade the title of a cabinet position in the United Kingdom government. ... ADC is short for: analog to digital converter American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee Apple Developer Connection Apple Display Connector Aide-de-camp Automated Data Collection Americas Dumbest Criminals ADC Aircraft American Deserters Committee This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share... His Majesty King Edward VII (9 November 1841 – 6 May 1910) was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, King of the Commonwealth realms, and the Emperor of India. ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house. ... 1841 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1847 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... February 23 is the 54th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1856 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Mercado dos Lavradores, Funchal 25 reis, 1892, used in 1894; an S. is visible for the town name. ... For other uses of the word, see Madeira (disambiguation) Madeira Islands location. ...

He was also Major Commandant of the East Lothian Yeomanry Cavalry, who erected the Balfour Monument in his honour overlooking Traprain Law, 2½ miles (4 km) south west of East Linton in Scotland. Traprain Law is a hill about 221m (724 feet) in elevation, located 6km (4 miles) east of Haddington in East Lothian,Scotland. ... East Linton is a village in East Lothian, Scotland, situated on the River Tyne and A1 road five miles east of Haddington. ... Scotland (Alba in Scottish Gaelic) is a country in northwest Europe, occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain. ...

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