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'''Gerald Arthur James Balfour, 4th Earl of Balfour''' (23 December 1925 – 27 June 2003), styled '''Viscount Traprain''' between 1945 and 1968, was a British peer. | '''Gerald Arthur James Balfour, 4th Earl of Balfour''' (23 December 1925 – 27 June 2003), styled '''Viscount Traprain''' between 1945 and 1968, was a British peer. | ||
| − | Balfour was the son of the [[Robert Balfour, 3rd Earl of Balfour|3rd Earl of Balfour]] and Jean Lily West Roundel Cooke-Yarborough. He married Natasha Georgina Anton (d. 1994), daughter of Captain George Anton, on 14 December 1956. | + | Balfour was the son of the [[Robert Balfour, 3rd Earl of Balfour|3rd Earl of Balfour]] and [[Jean Lily West Roundel Cooke-Yarborough]]. He married [[Natasha Georgina Anton]] (d. 1994), daughter of Captain [[George Anton]], on 14 December 1956. |
| − | Balfour was educated at [[Eton College|Eton]]. He took part in the [[Second World War]], in the [[Merchant Navy]]. A master mariner, he first served on | + | Balfour was educated at [[Eton College|Eton]]. He took part in the [[Second World War]], in the [[Merchant Navy]]. A master mariner, he first served on HMS Conway. From 1960 to 1974, he was a County Councillor for [[East Lothian]]. In November 1968 he succeeded his father in the earldom. |
As Balfour and his wife had no children, Balfour was succeeded in the earldom by his second cousin once removed, [[Roderick Balfour, 5th Earl of Balfour|Roderick Balfour]]. | As Balfour and his wife had no children, Balfour was succeeded in the earldom by his second cousin once removed, [[Roderick Balfour, 5th Earl of Balfour|Roderick Balfour]]. | ||
| + | ==Affiliations== | ||
| + | *[[Edinburgh Friends of Israel]] - President 1971-1997. | ||
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*[https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld200102/ldjudgmt/jd021106/balfou-2.htm Judgments - Earl of Balfour (Appellant) v Keeper of The Registers of Scotland and Others (Respondents) (Scotland) part 2] | *[https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld200102/ldjudgmt/jd021106/balfou-2.htm Judgments - Earl of Balfour (Appellant) v Keeper of The Registers of Scotland and Others (Respondents) (Scotland) part 2] | ||
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Revision as of 14:41, 19 November 2025
Gerald Arthur James Balfour, 4th Earl of Balfour (23 December 1925 – 27 June 2003), styled Viscount Traprain between 1945 and 1968, was a British peer.
Balfour was the son of the 3rd Earl of Balfour and Jean Lily West Roundel Cooke-Yarborough. He married Natasha Georgina Anton (d. 1994), daughter of Captain George Anton, on 14 December 1956.
Balfour was educated at Eton. He took part in the Second World War, in the Merchant Navy. A master mariner, he first served on HMS Conway. From 1960 to 1974, he was a County Councillor for East Lothian. In November 1968 he succeeded his father in the earldom.
As Balfour and his wife had no children, Balfour was succeeded in the earldom by his second cousin once removed, Roderick Balfour.
Affiliations
- Edinburgh Friends of Israel - President 1971-1997.
Resources
- Peter W. Hammond, editor, The Complete Peerage or a History of the House of Lords and All its Members From the Earliest Times, Volume XIV: Addenda & Corrigenda (Stroud, Gloucestershire, U.K.: Sutton Publishing, 1998), page 692.
- Announcements, The Daily Telegraph, London, U.K., 30 June 2003.
- Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition, 2 volumes (Crans, Switzerland: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 1999), volume 1, page 172.
External links
- Judgments - Earl of Balfour (Appellant) v Keeper of The Registers of Scotland and Others (Respondents) (Scotland) part 1
- Judgments - Earl of Balfour (Appellant) v Keeper of The Registers of Scotland and Others (Respondents) (Scotland) part 2