James Bailie (1890–1967) was a unionist

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. Bailie worked as a domestic engineer and ran a foundry that produced ironworks in

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. He joined the

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and served on various public boards before being elected to the Senate of Northern IrelandJohn F. Harbinson, ''The Ulster Unionist Party, 1882-1973'', p.205 in 1955, serving until his death in 1967. From 1962 to 1963, he was a Deputy Speaker of the Senate.Members of the Northern Ireland Senate, 1921-72
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Bailie, James 1890 births 1967 deaths Members of the Senate of Northern Ireland 1953–1957 Members of the Senate of Northern Ireland 1957–1961 Members of the Senate of Northern Ireland 1965–1969 Ulster Unionist Party members of the Senate of Northern Ireland