Harold Balfour, 1st Baron Balfour of Inchrye
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Captain Harold Harington Balfour, 1st Baron Balfour of Inchrye (1897 – 1988) was a Conservative politician. As Under-Secretary of State for Air in 1944 he was instrumental in the establishment of London Heathrow Airport.
Balfour was a pilot and trainer with the Royal Flying Corps, also working as a journalist. He was private secretary and Aide-de-camp to Sir J Salmond 1921-22 and temporary ADC to Sir Samuel Hoare, Secretary for Air, 1923.
He contested Stratford without success in 1924 and was elected in 1929 as Member of Parliament for Isle of Thanet. He served in the Air ministry from 1938 and was Minister Resident in West Africa, 1944-45. He left Parliament in 1945.
External links
References
- Harold Balfour, Wings Over Westminster, Hutchinson (1973), ISBN 0-09-114370-5
- Harold Balfour, An airman marches: early flying adventures, Hutchinson (1933)
- Harold Balfour, An airman marches: early flying adventures, Greenhil (1985) Abridged ed
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| Preceded by: Esmond Harmsworth | Member of Parliament for Isle of Thanet 1929–1945 | Succeeded by: Edward Carson |
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1897 births | 1988 deaths | Conservative MPs (UK) | Members of the United Kingdom Parliament from English constituencies | Barons in the Peerage of the United Kingdom