Patrick Balfour, 2nd Baron Kinross
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23 April 1870
The Lord Kinross | |
|---|---|
| Sheriff of Dumfries and Galloway | |
| In office 1927–1939 | |
| Preceded by | Charles Herbert Brown |
| Succeeded by | Charles Milne |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Patrick Balfour 23 April 1870 |
| Died | 28 July 1939 (aged 69) |
| Spouse |
Caroline Johnstone-Douglas
(m. 1903) |
| Children | 5 |
| Parent(s) | John Balfour, 1st Baron Kinross Lilias Oswald Mackenzie |
| Education | Harrow School |
| Alma mater | Balliol College, Oxford |
Patrick Balfour, 2nd Baron Kinross KC (23 April 1870 – 28 July 1939) was a Scottish peer and advocate.
Balfour was born on 23 April 1870. He was the eldest son and only child of John Balfour, 1st Baron Kinross and the former Lilias Oswald Mackenzie. After the death of his mother, his father married the Hon. Marianne Eliza Moncrieff, a daughter of James Moncreiff, 1st Baron Moncreiff.[1] Among younger his half-siblings were James Moncreiffe Balfour, Lt.-Cdr. John Ramsay Blair Balfour, Harry Robert Chichester Balfour, Norman Frederick William Balfour, and Isobel Nora Gwendoline Balfour.[2]
His maternal grandparents were Donald Mackenzie, styled Lord Mackenzie, a Lord of Session, and the former Janet Alice Mitchell.[3] His paternal grandparents were the Rev. Peter Balfour, minister of Clackmannan, the former Jane Ramsay Blair.[4]
He was educated at Harrow School before attending Balliol College, Oxford, where he graduated in 1894.[5]
Career
He became a practising Advocate in 1897 and was later appointed King's counsel and held the office of Advocate-Depute between 1927 and 1937. He was director of the Scottish Widows' Fund and Life Assurance Society and the Bank of Scotland.[5]
Upon his father's death on 22 January 1905, he succeeded to the barony of Kinross.[5] Lord Kinross was admitted to Brigadier of the Royal Company of Archers and served as Sheriff of Dumfries and Galloway from 1927 until his death in 1939.[6][7]