Henry Baillie
| The Right Honourable Henry Baillie PC |
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| Under-Secretary of State for India | |
| In office 30 September 1858 – 11 June 1859 |
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| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | The Earl of Derby |
| Preceded by | New office |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Baring |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1803 |
| Died | 16 December 1885 |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | (1) Hon. Philippa Eliza Sydney Smythe (d. 1854) (2) Clarissa Rush |
Colonel Henry James Baillie PC (1803 – 16 December 1885), was a British Conservative politician. He served under Lord Derby as Under-Secretary of State for India from 1858 to 1859.
Background
Baillie was the son of Colonel Hugh Duncan Baillie, son of Evan Baillie. His mother was his father's first wife Elizabeth Reynett, daughter of Reverend Henry Reynett. Peter Baillie and James Evan Baillie were his uncles.[1]
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'Orsay 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.[2] In 1840 Baillie was elected Member of Parliament for Inverness-shire, and retained that seat until 1868.[3] 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.[4]
Family
Baillie married firstly the Honourable Philippa Eliza Sydney Smythe, daughter of Percy Smythe, 6th Viscount Strangford, 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.[1]
References
- ^ a b thepeerage.com Rt. Hon. Colonel Henry James Baillie
- ^ Blake, Robert (1966). Disraeli, New York: St Martin's Press. ISBN 0-19-832903-2.
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "I" (part 1)[self-published source][better source needed]
- ^ The London Gazette: no. 23149. p. 4451. 10 August 1866.
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Henry Baillie
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by Francis William Grant |
Member of Parliament for Inverness-shire 1840–1868 |
Succeeded by Donald Cameron |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by James Wilson John Elliot |
Joint Secretary of the Board of Control with Charles Cumming-Bruce 1852 |
Succeeded by Robert Lowe Thomas Nicholas Redington |
| New office | Under-Secretary of State for India 1858–1859 |
Succeeded by Thomas Baring |
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