Robert Balfour of Balbirnie (1698–1766), from Fife,

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(also known as Edinburghshire) from 1751 to 1754.Romney Sedgwick, ed., ''The History of Parliament: The House of Commons, 1715-1754'', 2 vols. (London, 1970), 1:430. After his marriage to Ann Ramsay in 1736, he was styled Robert Balfour-Ramsay. Robert was a son of George Balfour of Balbirnie and Agnes Lumsdaine.Edward J. Davies, "The Balfours of Balbirnie and Whittingehame", ''The Scottish Genealogist'', 60(2013):84-90. His wife Ann was the daughter of Sir Andrew Ramsay, 4th Baronet, of Whitehill. Their surviving children were: *John Balfour, 5th of Balbirnie (1739–1813); married Mary Gordon *George Balfour, later Ramsay (1740–1806), of Whitehill *Andrew Balfour, later Ramsay (1741–1814), of Whitehill *Robert Balfour (1742–1807) of Balcurvie * General James Balfour (1743–1823), of Whitehill *Elizabeth Balfour; married Captain William Wardlaw *William Balfour (1755–1793) of the

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*Ann Balfour (ca. 1757–1826)

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1698 births 1766 deaths Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for Scottish constituencies British MPs 1747–1754 People from Glenrothes Robert, 4th of Balbirnie {{Scotland-GreatBritain-MP-stub