Ramsden Balmforth (13 January 1861 – 31 December 1941) was an English-born Unitarian minister and author who spent much of his adult life in South Africa.
[4] As a young man, Balmforth joined the Fabian Society and became a friend of George Bernard Shaw.
After serving as minister of the Huddersfield Unitarian church, he emigrated to South Africa in 1897.
[1] Balmforth served as minister of Cape Town's Free Protestant (Unitarian) Church from 1897–1937, succeeding David Faure.
[1] He published a number of books and articles on theology, politics, pacifism, and literature, and was one of the first clergymen to preach on South African radio.