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James Balfour

New Zealand engineer (1831–1869)

  • Fame36.0
  • Momentum0.0
  • Wikipedia107
Lived 1831–1869, aged 38
  • Era
    1831–1869
    Aged 38
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Updated 2026-08-07

James Melville Balfour was a Scottish-born New Zealand marine engineer. He is best remembered for the network of lighthouses that he designed. Balfour was a highly energetic man, who despite drowning after only six years in the country, has left a list of projects either designed or constructed by him. He was initially employed by the Otago Provincial Council before his appointment by the Government of New Zealand as the colonial marine engineer.

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