Alexander Bruce, 6th Lord Balfour of Burleigh
Secretary for Scotland | |
|---|---|
| In office 29 June 1895 – 9 October 1903 | |
| Monarchs | Queen Victoria Edward VII |
| Prime Minister | The Marquess of Salisbury Arthur Balfour |
| Preceded by | Sir George Trevelyan, Bt |
| Succeeded by | Andrew Murray |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 January 1849 Kennet, Clackmannanshire |
| Died | 6 July 1921 (aged 72) Cadogan Square, London |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Unionist |
| Spouse(s) | Lady Katherine Gordon (1852–1931) |
| Alma mater | Oriel College, Oxford |
Alexander Hugh Bruce, 6th Lord Balfour of Burleigh, Secretary for Scotland between 1895 and 1903.
Background
The son of
Act of Parliament
in 1869.
Political career
In 1876 Balfour was elected a
Secretary for Scotland
in 1895.
On 4 February 1903, Balfour opened the new purpose-built Leith Nautical College.[2]
Balfour was appointed a
Knight of the Thistle in 1901. Balfour resigned office in 1903 with the split that occurred in the Conservative and Unionist Party over Joseph Chamberlain
's campaign for tariff reform, a campaign which he opposed.
Banking career
Balfour was Governor of the Bank of Scotland from 1904 to 1921.
Other public appointments
Balfour was appointed
church union in Scotland which came to fruition in the 1920s. In 1916 he was appointed as chairman of the Committee on Commercial and Industrial Policy by Lloyd George and the economisers in the Cabinet in acknowledgement of his free trade credentials. In 1917 he was appointed convener of the Carnegie Trust for the Universities of Scotland. He became Lord Warden of the Stannaries in Cornwall and a member of the Council of the Prince of Wales
in 1908.
Honours
In June 1901 he received the honorary degree
freedom of the city of St Andrews, ″in testimony of his great services to the Scottish nation in many capacities, and especially of the conspicuous abilities with which he had discharged the onerous duties of Secretary for Scotland, and the deep interest he had shown in the cause of education and in promoting the welfare of the country.″[6]
He was appointed a
Knight of the Thistle (KT) in March 1901, and invested by King Edward at Marlborough House on 18 March 1901.[7]
He was appointed a GCVO
in 1917.
History of Presbyterianism
Balfour wrote An Historical Account of the Rise and Development of Presbyterianism in Scotland, published in 1911 by the Cambridge University Press as part of their series Cambridge manuals of science and literature.
Family
Balfour married Lady Katherine Eliza, youngest daughter of the
First World War. After his death the heir to the lordship transferred to his second son, George John Gordon Bruce, 7th Lord Balfour of Burleigh (1883–1967).[8]
His eldest daughter, Hon. Mary Bruce,
Hope of Craighall.[9] His younger daughter, Hon Victoria Alexandrina Katherine Bruce, had a career in the prison service and was the first woman Governor of a prison in Scotland.[10]
Lord Burleigh of Balfour died at Cadogan Square, London, in July 1921, aged 72. He was buried in Clackmannan Churchyard. Lady Balfour of Burleigh died in February 1931, aged 78.
References
- ISBN 978-1134997756.
- ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "104-108 COMMERCIAL STREET, MACDONALD HOUSE (FORMER LEITH NAUTICAL COLLEGE) WITH FRONT WALL AND RAILINGS; EH6 6NN (Category B Listed Building) (LB26852)". Retrieved 14 September 2022.
- ^ "Glasgow University jubilee". The Times. No. 36481. London. 14 June 1901. p. 10.
- ^ "Court circular". The Times. No. 36532. London. 13 August 1901. p. 7.
- ^ "The Royal visit to Wales". The Times. No. 36759. London. 5 May 1902. p. 10.
- ^ "The Freedom of St Andrews". The Times. No. 36824. London. 19 July 1902. p. 14.
- ^ "Court circular". The Times. No. 36406. London. 19 March 1901. p. 8.
- ^ Arthur Charles Fox-Davies (1895). Armorial Families: A Complete Peerage, Baronetage, and Knightage, and a Directory of Some Gentlemen of Coat-armour, and Being the First Attempt to Show which Arms in Use at the Moment are Borne by Legal Authority, Part 1. Great Britain: Jack. pp. 59–60.
Balfour
- ^ "Men and Women of To-Day; Hospital Workers". Dundee, Scotland: The Dundee Courier and Advertiser Newspaper. 26 July 1928.
A sister of Lord Balfour of Burleigh, Lady Hope was left a widow four years ago, the baronetcy of Craighall, Fifeshire, passing to her 12-year-old son, Sir Archibald Philip Hope. Lady Hope is an O.B.E., awarded in 1920, and is a J.P. for Midlothian.
- ^ Key, F E (27 September 1946). "News and views". The Woman Teacher. 27 (16): 184. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
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