Arthur Balfour
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Arthur James Balfour, 1st Earl of Balfour, was a British Conservative statesman who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1902 to 1905. He also later served as foreign secretary in the L
Balfour c. 1900s
Whittingehame House
Balfour early in his career
Balfour c. 1890
Balfour Declaration of 1926
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The Balfour Declaration of 1926, also called the Balfour Definition, was issued by the 1926 Imperial Conference of British Empire leaders in London. It was named after Arthur Balfour, who was Lord Pre
Arthur Balfour
…bore his name. Balfour continued to serve in senior positions throughout the 1920s, included Lord President of the Council, during which he issued the Balfour Declaration of 1926, announcing a co-equal relationship between the United Kingdom and its Dominions, thus laying the groundwork for the Statute of Westminster 1931 which…
King George V (front, centre) with his prime ministers at the 1926 Imperial Conference. Standing (left to right): Monroe (Newfoundland), Coates (New Zealand), Bruce (Australia), Hertzog (South Africa), Cosgrave (Irish Free State). Seated: Baldwin (United Kingdom), King George V, King (Canada).
Arthur Balfour, Earl of Balfour