Robert Balfour, 3rd Earl of Balfour

Balfour was the son of Gerald Balfour, a Member of Parliament, and his wife Lady Elizabeth Balfour (née Bulwer-Lytton), a daughter of the 1st Earl of Lytton. He was the nephew of Prime Minister Arthur Balfour, and his father succeeded as Earl of Balfour in 1930. Robert was born on 31 December 1902 at his parent′s residence Fishers Hill House, Hook Heath, Woking,{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Births |date=2 January 1903 |page=1 |issue=36967}} and was educated at Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge. He rose to the rank of Lieutenant in the service of the Royal Naval Reserve and fought in the Second World War.

On 12 February 1925, he married Jean Lily West Roundel Cooke-Yarborough (1900–1981). They had four children:

• Gerald Arthur James Balfour, 4th Earl of Balfour (1925–2003)
• Lady Evelyn Jean Blanche Balfour (b. 22 March 1929)
• Lady Alison Emily Balfour (b. 16 November 1934)
• Hon. Andrew Maitland Balfour (1936–1948)

From 1952 to 1954, he chaired the Royal Commission on Scottish Affairs, which as a result is also referred to as the Balfour Commission.

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