Background
John Balfour was born in Edinburgh, Scotland in 1820 to Melville Balfour and his wife Joanna (née Brunton) and was the uncle of Robert Louis Stevenson.
John Balfour was born in Edinburgh, Scotland in 1820 to Melville Balfour and his wife Joanna (née Brunton) and was the uncle of Robert Louis Stevenson.
Early From 1849 till 1862 he was Lessee of Cumkillenbar Station, Darling Downs, and Columba Station, Leichhardt. Balfour was appointed to the Queensland Legislative Council on 1 May 1860 and resigned his seat in 1864. Later Retiring to his home in Cleveland in 1865, he returned home to Scotland around 1872.
Balfour died 21 March 1875.
