Sir William Baillie, 2nd Baronet

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Plaque to William Baillie, Lord Polkemmet, St Michael's Church, Linlithgow

Sir William Baillie of Polkemmet, 2nd Baronet, DL (2 February 1816 – 21 July 1890) [1] was a Scottish oarsman and Conservative [2] politician who sat in the British House of Commons between 1845 and 1847.

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Life

Born in Edinburgh, he was the eldest son of Sir William Baillie, 1st Baronet and his wife Mary Lyon Dennistoun, the youngest daughter of James Dennistoun. [3] Baillie was educated at Eton College and then at Christ Church, Oxford, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1836. [4]

While at Oxford, he rowed in the Oxford eight in the second Boat Race which was held in 1836, when Cambridge won. [5] He was also a part of the Head of the River crew at Oxford with his college boat, Christ Church.

Baillie served as captain in the Midlothian Yeomanry Cavalry, [3] and was Lieutenant-Colonel commanding the Edinburgh City Artillery from 1866 to 1884. [6] [7] In 1845 he was elected Member of Parliament for Linlithgowshire, sitting for the next two years. [8] Baillie was a Deputy Lieutenant of Linlithgowshire from 1850 and was a Justice of the Peace. [3]

In 1878 he was the honorary commander of the City Artillery Volunteer Corps based at 27 Cockburn Street, Edinburgh. [9]

Family

On 14 April 1846, Baillie married Mary Stewart, the eldest daughter of Stair Hathorn Stewart. [10] In 1854, he succeeded his father as baronet, [4] and when Baillie died childless in 1890, he was succeeded in the baronetcy by his nephew George. [10]

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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Linlithgowshire
1845 – 1847
Succeeded by
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Baronet
(of Polkemmet)
1854 – 1890
Succeeded by
George Baillie