Robert Balfour, 3rd Earl of Balfour
The Earl of Balfour | |
|---|---|
| Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
| In office 14 January 1945 – 28 November 1968 as a hereditary peer | |
| Preceded by | The 2nd Earl of Balfour |
| Succeeded by | The 4th Earl of Balfour |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 31 December 1902 Fishers Hill House, Hook Heath, Woking |
| Died | 28 November 1968 (aged 65) |
| Spouse |
Jean Lily West Roundel Cooke-Yarborough
(m. 1925) |
| Children | 4, including Lady Betty Bulwer-Lytton |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
Robert Arthur Lytton Balfour, 3rd Earl of Balfour (31 December 1902 – 28 November 1968), styled Viscount Traprain between 1930 and 1945, was a Scottish peer.
Biography
Balfour was the son of
Second World War
.
On 12 February 1925, he married Jean Lily West Roundel Cooke-Yarborough (1900–1981). They had four children:
- Gerald Arthur James Balfour, 4th Earl of Balfour (1925–2003)
- Lady Evelyn Jean Blanche Balfour (b. 22 March 1929)
- Lady Alison Emily Balfour (b. 16 November 1934)
- Hon. Andrew Maitland Balfour (1936–1948)
From 1952 to 1954, he chaired the Royal Commission on Scottish Affairs, which as a result is also referred to as the Balfour Commission.
External links
References
- ^ "Births". The Times. No. 36967. London. 2 January 1903. p. 1.
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