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Colonel The Right Honourable
Henry Baillie
Colonel The Right Honourable Henry Baillie
Under-Secretary of State for India
	In office; 30 September 1858 – 11 June 1859
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

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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, by his first wife Elizabeth, daughter of Reverend Henry Reynett. Peter Baillie and James Evan Baillie were his uncles.^[1] He was educated at Eton College.^[2]

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.^[3] In 1840 Baillie was elected Member of Parliament for Inverness-shire, and retained that seat until 1868.^[4] In the early 1840s he was associated with the "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.^[5]

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 and was buried in the Baillie family vault in the Lebanon Circle on the west side of Highgate Cemetery.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b Burke's Landed Gentry 1886, page 71
^ Appendix to the Eton School Lists: Comprising the Years 1853-6-9. E.P. Williams. 1864. pp. 100–.
^ Blake, Robert (1966). Disraeli. New York: St. Martin's Press. ISBN 0-19-832903-2. OCLC 8047.
^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "I" (part 1)
^ "No. 23149". The London Gazette. 10 August 1866. p. 4451.

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Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Henry Baillie

Parliament of the United Kingdom
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 1852 With: Charles Cumming-Bruce	Succeeded by Robert Lowe Thomas Nicholas Redington
New office	Under-Secretary of State for India 1858–1859	Succeeded by Thomas Baring

[blg-1] Burke's Landed Gentry 1886, page 71

[2] Appendix to the Eton School Lists: Comprising the Years 1853-6-9. E.P. Williams. 1864. pp. 100–.

[3] Blake, Robert (1966). Disraeli. New York: St. Martin's Press. ISBN 0-19-832903-2. OCLC 8047.

[4] Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "I" (part 1)

[5] "No. 23149". The London Gazette. 10 August 1866. p. 4451.

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+[[Colonel]] '''Henry James Baillie''' [[Privy Council of the United Kingdom|PC]] (1803 &ndash; 16 December 1885), was a British [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] politician. He served under [[Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby|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.<ref name="thepeerage.com">[http://thepeerage.com/p12118.htm#i121172 thepeerage.com Rt. Hon. Colonel Henry James Baillie]</ref>
+Baillie was the son of Colonel [[Hugh Duncan Baillie]], son of [[Evan Baillie]], by his first wife Elizabeth, daughter of Reverend Henry Reynett. [[Peter Baillie]] and [[James Evan Baillie]] were his uncles.<ref name="blg">''Burke's Landed Gentry 1886'', page 71</ref> He was educated at [[Eton College]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Appendix to the Eton School Lists: Comprising the Years 1853-6-9|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=l5BPAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA100|year=1864|publisher=E.P. Williams|pages=100–}}</ref>
 ==Political career==
-Baillie was a friend of [[Benjamin Disraeli]], and in 1835 was actually called upon by Disraeli to serve as his second (after [[Alfred Guillaume Gabriel, Count D'Orsay|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.<ref>{{DisraeliRef}}</ref> In 1840 Baillie was elected [[Member of Parliament]] for [[Inverness-shire (UK Parliament constituency)|Inverness-shire]], and retained that seat until 1868.<ref>{{Rayment-hc|i|1|date=March 2012}}</ref> 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, 7th Viscount Strangford|George Smythe]], was Baillie's brother-in-law. He apparently broke with [[Robert Peel|Sir Robert Peel]] over the [[Corn Laws]] and accepted minor office in [[Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby|Lord Derby]]'s [[Tory Government 1852|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 of the United Kingdom|Privy Council]].<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=23149 |date=10 August 1866 |startpage=4451 }}</ref>
+Baillie was a friend of [[Benjamin Disraeli]], and in 1835 was actually called upon by Disraeli to serve as his second (after [[Alfred Guillaume Gabriel, Count D'Orsay|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.<ref>{{DisraeliRef}}</ref> In 1840 Baillie was elected Member of Parliament for [[Inverness-shire (UK Parliament constituency)|Inverness-shire]], and retained that seat until 1868.<ref>{{Rayment-hc|i|1|date=March 2012}}</ref> In the early 1840s he was associated with the  "[[Young England]]" movement, of which Disraeli was the head. Another member of that group, [[George Smythe, 7th Viscount Strangford|George Smythe]], was Baillie's brother-in-law. He apparently broke with [[Robert Peel|Sir Robert Peel]] over the [[Corn Laws]] and accepted minor office in [[Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby|Lord Derby]]'s [[Tory Government 1852|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 of the United Kingdom|Privy Council]].<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=23149 |date=10 August 1866 |page=4451 }}</ref>
 ==Family==
+[[File:Grave of Hugh Duncan Baillie in the Lebanon Circle in Highgate Cemetery.jpg|thumb|left|Grave of Henry James Baillie in the Baillie family vault in the Lebanon Circle in [[Highgate Cemetery]]]]
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+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 and was buried in the Baillie family vault in the Lebanon Circle on the west side of [[Highgate Cemetery]].<ref name="blg"/>
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