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George Balfour (Conservative politician)

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business. Under his leadership the company installed a new tramway system in
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Balfour died on 26 September 1941 at which time he was still a serving MP.
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power, in 1922. He was vice-chairman in 1929 and chairman in 1938 of the
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parentage where he also spent part of his upbringing but was born in
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as an apprentice in 1888. He subsequently qualified as a
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Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies
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MP

Portsmouth
Conservative Party
Scottish
Portsmouth
England
County of London
Dundee
mechanical
electrical
English
Balfour Beatty
construction
Dunfermline
Fife
hydro-electric
Lancashire Electric Power Company
Member of Parliament
Hampstead
Scottish Engineering Hall of Fame






Balfour Beatty: History
Senate House Library, University of London
"Scottish Engineering Hall of Fame"

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