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 Dictionary of Indian Biography A to C

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Date transcribed2011-01-01
Transcribed byPeter Bailey
CommentNote that notables of Indian, Afghan, etc. origin do not always follow the alphabetical name pattern established by Buckland in his original work.

Surname  Balfour    
First Name(s)  Sir George    
Year of Birth  1809    
Year of Death  1894    
Entry  Born 1809 : son of Capt. George Balfour : brother of E. G. Balfour (q.v.) : educated at Eddiscombe (sic): joined the Madras Artillery, 1825, the Royal Artillery, 1826 : served in the Malacca campaign, 1832-33 : in China with the Madras force, 1840-2 : and was Colonel at Shanghai from 1843 for some years : on the Madras Military Board 1849-57, and Inspr- General of Ordnance : C.B., 1854 : on the Military Finance Commission of 1859-60, and Head of the Military Finance Department, 1860-62, doing valuable work in these appointments : in England, employed on the Recruiting Commission, 1866 and 1868-70 : as Assistant to the Controller in Chief at the War Office, 1868- 71 : K.C.B., 1871 : M.P. Kincardineshire, 1872-1892 : became a General in 1877 : died, March 12, 1894 : his wife was a daughter of Joseph Hume, M.P.     
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