About Francis Balfour
Lived 1846 – 1924 (aged 77). Francis Balfour was an anglican priest.
The Right Reverend Francis Richard Townley Balfour (21 June 1846 – 3 February 1924) was Assistant Bishop of Bloemfontein from 1910 until his death.
He was born at Sorrento, the second son of Blayney Townley-Balfour and his wife Elizabeth Catherine Reynell. He was educated at Harrow and Trinity College, Cambridge; He was Archdeacon of Bloemfontein from 1901 until 1906; and of Basutoland from 1907 to 1922.
Francis Balfour died at Shankill, Dublin on 3 February 1924.
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Who was Francis Balfour?
assistant bishop of Bloemfontein
When was Francis Balfour born?
Francis Balfour was born on 21 June 1846 in Sorrento.
When did Francis Balfour die?
Francis Balfour died on 3 February 1924 in Dublin.
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Francis Balfour was an anglican priest.
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