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John Balfour (6 November 1750 – 15 October 1842)〔(Leigh Rayment House of Commons constituencies beginning with O )〕 was a Scottish politician and a civil servant in the East India Company with connections to the Orcadian island of Shapinsay. ==Background== John Balfour was the son of William Balfour, a factor to the Dundas family.〔(R. G. Thorne ''The House of Commons, 1790-1820, Volume 1'' p561 )〕 The family was descended from the Balfours of Trenabie on the island of Westray.〔 Having made a fortune in India, John Balfour married the widow of a Colonel Mackennan, who along with other British expatriates, had lent money to the Rajah of Tanjore, who then refused to repay the loans.〔
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