"William Douglas Balfour (August 2, 1851 \u2013 August 19, 1896) was a speaker for the Legislature of Ontario in 1895\u20131896 and served as Liberal MLA for Essex South from 1882 to 1896.He was born in Forfar, Scotland in 1851, the son of David Balfour and Janet Douglas, and came to St. Catharines, Upper Canada with his family in 1857. He studied at the Grantham Academy and went on to teach school in Grantham and Louth townships. In 1872, with Robert Matheson, he became the owner of the St."@en . "1851Z"^^ . "1896Z"^^ . . "Balfour, William"@en . "Canadian politician" . "1851-08-02Z"^^ . "1896-08-19Z"^^ . .