Born in East Lothian, Scotland
Ancestors 
Daughter of James Maitland Balfour
and Blanche Mary Harriet (Gascoyne-Cecil) Balfour
Sister of
Evelyn Georgiana Mary (Balfour) Strutt, Arthur James Balfour KG OM PC, Alice Blanche Balfour, Francis Maitland Balfour, Gerald William Balfour and Eustace James Anthony Balfour
Wife of
Henry Sidgwick
— married
4 Apr 1876 [location unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 90
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 12 Nov 2014
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Biography
Eleanor was an activist for the higher education of women.
She married Henry Sidgwick in 1876.
She was one of the first students and Newnham College, Cambridge. She became Vice-Principal of Newnham in 1880 and succeeded as principal in 1892 after the death of Principal Anne Clough.
Sidgwick was elected President of the Society for Psychical Research in 1908 and named 'president of honour' in 1932.
Sources
Birth
"Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XTYK-DJC : accessed 13 Nov 2014), Eleanor Mildred Balfour, 11 Mar 1845; citing , reference 2:15VDDP4; FHL microfilm 1067863.
Marriage
"England Marriages, 1538–1973 ," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NKNL-F6K : accessed 13 Nov 2014), Henry Sidgwick and Eleanor Mildred Balfour, 04 Apr 1876; citing Saint James,Westminster,London,England, reference ; FHL microfilm 1042326.
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