Arthur Balfour, 1st Earl of Rosebery person

“I am allied to it as closely as possible by kinship and friendship…”

“when Gladstone offered him the post of Commissioner of Works and a seat in the Cabinet as Lord Privy Seal in 1884, Rosebery initially refused.…”

“he told Granville: “You can guess the extreme delicacy of my relation to that question...…”

“In the fortnight after he joined the government, he saw members of the family on at least four occasions, including two dinners with Natty.…”

“Rosebery was allotted £50,000 of the new Egyptian loan issued by the London house.…”

“He also discussed industrial relations with Alphonse shortly before returning to government in 1892…”

“Alfred took the unusual step of acting on the Prime Minister’s behalf in a dispute with the Bank of England…”

“his formation of the imperialist Liberal League in 1902…”

“As Foreign Secretary in January 1893, he used Reginald Brett to communicate to New Court the government’s intention to reinforce the Egyptian garrison.…”