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'''Henry James Baillie''' ([[1803]]–[[16 December]] [[1885]]) was a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[UK Conservative Party|Conservative]] [[politician]].
{{for|similar names|Henry Bailey (disambiguation){{!}}Henry Bailey}}
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| order1 = [[Under-Secretary of State for India]]
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| term_end1 = 11 June 1859
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| death_date = 16 December 1885
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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.
Baillie was a friend of [[Benjamin Disraeli, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield|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.


==Background==
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In [[1840]] Baillie was elected as a [[Member of Parliament]] for [[Inverness-shire (UK Parliament constituency)|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 [[Robert Peel|Sir Robert Peel]] over the [[Corn Laws]] and accepted minor office in [[Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby|Lord Derby]]'s [[Who? Who? Ministry|1852 government]] as Joint Secretary of the [[Board of Control]].
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==
He died at the age of 82.
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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==
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[[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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==References==
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Latest revision as of 22:49, 5 February 2023

For similar names, see Henry Bailey.

Colonel The Right Honourable
Henry Baillie
Under-Secretary of State for India
In office
30 September 1858 – 11 June 1859
MonarchVictoria
Prime MinisterThe Earl of Derby
Preceded byNew office
Succeeded byThomas Baring
Personal details
Born1803
Died16 December 1885
NationalityBritish
Political partyConservative
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

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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

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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

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Grave of Henry James Baillie in the Baillie family vault in the Lebanon Circle in Highgate Cemetery

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

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  1. ^ a b 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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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Francis William Grant
 Member of Parliament for Inverness-shire
1840–1868 		Succeeded by
Political offices
Preceded by Joint Secretary of the Board of Control
1852
With: Charles Cumming-Bruce 		Succeeded by
New office Under-Secretary of State for India
1858–1859 		Succeeded by
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