Notable people who have a connection with Hoddesdon Arthur James Balfour Arthur James Balfour, 1st Earl of Balfour (1848 – 1930) Conservative politician and prime minister of the United Kingdom 1902 – 1905. Attended the Grange Preparatory School, Hoddesdon. Francis Maitland Balfour (1851 – 1882) Comparative embryologist and morphologist, younger brother of the above, also attended...