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Balfour, James (1830–1913)

merchant, churchman and politician

James Balfour, by Wilbur Chapman, 1912 c1910

James Balfour, by Wilbur Chapman, 1912 c1910

State Library of Victoria, 49332970

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James Balfour, by Wilbur Chapman, 1912 c1910

James Balfour, by Wilbur Chapman, 1912 c1910

State Library of Victoria, 49332970

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Birth

10 May, 1830
Edinburgh, Mid-Lothian, Scotland

Death

24 August, 1913 (aged 83)
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Cause of Death

pneumonia

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