Arthur Balfour

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The Rt Hon Arthur Balfour
Arthur Balfour

In office
11 July, 1902 – 5 December, 1905
Preceded by The Marquess of Salisbury
Succeeded by Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman

Born 25 July, 1848
Whittingehame, East Lothian, Scotland
Died 19 March 1930
Woking, Surrey, England
Political party Conservative

Arthur James Balfour, 1st Earl of Balfour, KG, OM, PC (25 July 184819 March 1930) was a British Conservative statesman and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1902 until 1905.