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Balfour , George , 1872-1941 , MP and electrical engineer
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George Balfour was born in Portsmouth. He qualified as an electrical engineer and came to specialize in electric tramways and power plants. With the accountant Andrew Beatty, he founded the construction firm Balfour Beatty in 1909, and helped to pioneer the National Grid in the 1930s. Balfour also served as Unionist MP for Hampstead from 1918 until his death in 1941.