William Balfour (Irish MP)
William Balfour may refer to: * William Balfour (politician) (1851–1896), Canadian politician * William Balfour (lieutenant-colonel) (1785–1838), officer in the British Army * Sir William Balfour (general) ( 1578–1660), Scottish general of the parliamentary forces during the English Civil War * William Balfour, who murdered three members of Jennifer Hudson's family in 2008 See also *William Balfour Baikie William Balfour Baikie (27 August 182512 December 1864) was a Scottish explorer, naturalist and philologist. Biography Baikie was born at Kirkwall, Orkney, eldest son of Captain John Baikie, R.N. He studied medicine at Edinburgh, and, on obt ...

William Balfour (politician)
William Douglas Balfour (August 2, 1851 – August 19, 1896) was a speaker for the Legislature of Ontario in 1895–1896 and served as Liberal MLA for Essex South from 1882 to 1896. He was born in Forfar, Scotland in 1851, the son of David Balfour and Janet Douglas, and came to St. Catharines, Canada West, with his family in 1857. He studied at the Grantham Academy and went on to teach school in Grantham and Louth townships. In 1872, with Robert Matheson, he became the owner of the ''St. Catharines News''. Balfour moved to Amherstburg in 1874 and became owner of the ''Amherstburg Echo'' with John Allan Auld. He married Josephine Brodhead that same year. Balfour served as reeve for Amherstburg from 1878 to 1882. He ran unsuccessfully in the provincial riding of Essex South in 1879 but was later elected in that riding in an 1882 by-election after Lewis Wigle was elected to the federal parliament. In 1884, Balfour reported that he had been offered a bribe to withdraw his suppor ...
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William Balfour (lieutenant-colonel)
William Balfour (1785–1838), was a lieutenant-colonel in the British Army. Balfour was a boy-ensign in the 40th Foot at the Anglo-Russian invasion of Holland, and won the approval of Sir John Moore. He served on the staff of Major General Brent Spencer in the Mediterranean and at the capture of Copenhagen, and received a brevet lieutenant colonelcy for service in the field with the 40th in the Peninsula and south of France in 1813–14. After a few years on half-pay, he became lieutenant colonel of his old regiment, commanding it for several years in New South Wales, and he was afterwards in command of the 82nd Foot in Mauritius Mauritius ( ; french: Maurice, link=no ; mfe, label=Mauritian Creole, Moris ), officially the Republic of Mauritius, is an island nation in the Indian Ocean about off the southeast coast of the African continent, east of Madagascar. It incl .... He retired from the army in 1832, and died in February 1838. References ;Attribution {{DEFAULTS ...
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William Balfour (general)
Sir William Balfour of Pitcullo ( – buried 28 July 1660) was a Scottish-born professional soldier who served in the Thirty Years War and with Roundhead, Parliamentarian forces during the War of the Three Kingdoms. Biography Balfour was a member of the prominent Clan Balfour, Balfours of Pitcullo Castle, Pitcullo, Fife, the son of Colonel Henry Balfour (died 1580), and his wife, Christian Cant. He entered Dutch service in the Dutch States Army during the Thirty Years' War fighting with the Scottish brigade until 1627. In that year he became lieutenant-colonel in the William Douglas, 7th Earl of Morton, Earl of Morton's regiment, took part in the expedition to the isle of Rhé to relieve the Siege of La Rochelle, and was noticed as being one of the officers most favoured by the George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham, Duke of Buckingham. In January 1628, he was charged by Charles I of England, Charles I, in conjunction with John Dalbier, Colonel Dalbier, to raise 1,000 horse in Fr ...
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Jennifer Hudson
Jennifer Kate Hudson (born September 12, 1981), also known by her nickname J.Hud, is an American singer, actress, and talk show host. Throughout her career, she has received various accolades for her works in recorded music, film, television, and theater. Hudson became the youngest woman and second African-American woman to receive all four of the major American entertainment awards: Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony ( EGOT). She also received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2013. ''Time'' named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2020. Hudson rose to fame in 2004 as a finalist on the third season of ''American Idol,'' placing seventh. She made her film debut as Effie White in the musical ''Dreamgirls'' (2006), for which she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, becoming the youngest African-American to win in a competitive acting category. After signing to Arista Records, Hudson released her self-titled debut studio album in 2008 ...
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