Henry Baillie
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Colonel
Henry James Baillie PC
(1803 – 16 December 1885) was a British
Conservative
politician.
. His mother was his father's first wife Elizabeth Reynett, daughter of Reverend Henry Reynett. Peter Baillie
and James Evan Baillie
were his uncles.
declined), when it appeared that Disraeli and Morgan O'Connell
, the son of Daniel O'Connell
, were going to fight a duel, which apparently did not actually occur. In 1840 Baillie was elected Member of Parliament
for Inverness-shire
, and retained that seat until 1868. In the early 1840s he was associated with the notorious "Young England
" movement, of which Disraeli was the head. Another member of that group, George Smythe
, was Baillie's brother-in-law. He apparently broke with Sir Robert Peel
over the Corn Laws
and accepted minor office in Lord Derby
's 1852 government as Joint Secretary to the Board of Control
. He again held office under Derby as Under-Secretary of State for India
from 1858 to 1859. In 1866 he was sworn of the Privy Council
.
, in 1840. They had several children. After Philippa's death in June 1854 he married secondly Clarissa Rush, daughter of George Rush, in 1857. Baillie died at the age of 82.
Colonel
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Henry James Baillie PC
Privy Council of the United Kingdom
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(1803 – 16 December 1885) was a British
United Kingdom
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Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
politician.
Background
Baillie was the son of Colonel Hugh Duncan Baillie, son of Evan BaillieEvan Baillie
Evan Baillie was a British West Indes merchant, landowner and Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1802 to 1812....
. His mother was his father's first wife Elizabeth Reynett, daughter of Reverend Henry Reynett. Peter Baillie
Peter Baillie
Peter Baillie was a British West Indies merchant, and Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1807 to 1811....
and James Evan Baillie
James Evan Baillie
James Evan Baillie was a British West Indies merchant, landowner and Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons in two periods between 1813 and 1835....
were his uncles.
Political career
Baillie was a friend of Benjamin Disraeli, and in 1835 was actually called upon by Disraeli to serve as his second (after d'OrsayAlfred Guillaume Gabriel, Count D'Orsay
Alfred d'Orsay, known as the comte d'Orsay was a French amateur artist, dandy, and man of fashion in the early- to mid-19th century.-Life:...
declined), when it appeared that Disraeli and Morgan O'Connell
Morgan O'Connell
Morgan O'Connell , soldier, politician and son of Daniel O'Connell, the Liberator. He served in the Irish South American legion and the Austrian army. He was M.P. for Meath from 1832 until 1840 and afterwards assistant-registrar of deeds for Ireland from 1840 until 1868...
, the son of Daniel O'Connell
Daniel O'Connell
Daniel O'Connell Daniel O'Connell Daniel O'Connell (6 August 1775 – 15 May 1847; often referred to as The Liberator, or The Emancipator, was an Irish political leader in the first half of the 19th century...
, were going to fight a duel, which apparently did not actually occur. In 1840 Baillie was elected Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Inverness-shire
Inverness-shire (UK Parliament constituency)
Inverness-shire was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1708 to 1801 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 until 1918....
, and retained that seat until 1868. In the early 1840s he was associated with the notorious "Young England
Young England
Young England was a Victorian era political group. The group was born on the playing fields of Cambridge and Eton. For the most part, its unofficial membership was confined to a splinter group of Tory aristocrats who had attended public school together, among them George Smythe, Lord John...
" movement, of which Disraeli was the head. Another member of that group, George Smythe
George Smythe, 7th Viscount Strangford
George Smythe, 7th Viscount Strangford , styled The Honourable George Smythe until 1855, was a British Conservative politician, best known for his association with Benjamin Disraeli and the Young England movement...
, was Baillie's brother-in-law. He apparently broke with Sir Robert Peel
Robert Peel
Sir Robert Peel, 2nd Baronet was a British Conservative statesman who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 10 December 1834 to 8 April 1835, and again from 30 August 1841 to 29 June 1846...
over the Corn Laws
Corn Laws
The Corn Laws were trade barriers designed to protect cereal producers in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland against competition from less expensive foreign imports between 1815 and 1846. The barriers were introduced by the Importation Act 1815 and repealed by the Importation Act 1846...
and accepted minor office in Lord Derby
Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby
Edward George Geoffrey Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby, KG, PC was an English statesman, three times Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, and to date the longest serving leader of the Conservative Party. He was known before 1834 as Edward Stanley, and from 1834 to 1851 as Lord Stanley...
's 1852 government as Joint Secretary to the Board of Control
Secretary to the Board of Control
The Secretary to the Board of Control was a British government office in the late 18th and early 19th century, supporting the President of the Board of Control, who was responsible for overseeing the British East India Company and generally serving as the chief official in London responsible for...
. He again held office under Derby as Under-Secretary of State for India
Under-Secretary of State for India
This is a list of Parliamentary Under-Secretaries of State and Permanent Under-Secretaries of State at the India Office during the period of British rule between 1866 and 1948, and for Burma from 1858-1948....
from 1858 to 1859. In 1866 he was sworn of the Privy Council
Privy Council of the United Kingdom
Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, usually known simply as the Privy Council, is a formal body of advisers to the Sovereign in the United Kingdom...
.
Family
Baillie married firstly the Honourable Philippa Eliza Sydney Smythe, daughter of Percy Smythe, 6th Viscount StrangfordPercy Smythe, 6th Viscount Strangford
Percy Clinton Sydney Smythe, 6th Viscount Strangford, GCB, GCH was an Anglo-Irish diplomat.-Personal life:He was the son of Lionel Smythe, 5th Viscount Strangford and Mary Eliza Philipse....
, in 1840. They had several children. After Philippa's death in June 1854 he married secondly Clarissa Rush, daughter of George Rush, in 1857. Baillie died at the age of 82.