Kenneth Robert Balfour

Lt.Col. Kenneth R. Balfour (1863 – 7 September 1936)^[1] was a British Conservative Party politician.

Balfour purchased Brownsea Island in Poole Harbour in 1891. Following the introduction of electric lighting, the castle was gutted by fire in 1896. It was later rebuilt - with modern fire hydrants - and in 1901 Balfour put the island up for sale.^[2]

At the 1900 general election, he was elected as Member of Parliament (MP) for Christchurch and held the seat until 1906.

References

^ "House of Commons constituencies beginning with "C" (part 4)". Leigh Rayment's House of Commons pages. http://www.leighrayment.com/commons/Ccommons4.htm. Retrieved 2009-10-13.
^ "Agriculture and art". National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty. 2008. http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-vh/w-visits/w-findaplace/w-brownseaisland/w-brownseaisland-history2.htm#art. Retrieved 2008-10-06.

External links

Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Kenneth Robert Balfour

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Abel Henry Smith	Member of Parliament for Christchurch 1900 – 1906	Succeeded by Arthur Acland Allen

Persondata
Name	Balfour, Kenneth Robert
Alternative names
Short description	British politician
Date of birth	1863
Place of birth
Date of death	1936-09-07
Place of death