Laurence Richardson Baily (9 July 1815 – 18 April 1887) was an English marine insurance specialist, director of transport companies and Conservative politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1885 to 1886. Baily was born at

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, the son of John Baily of Gartley House, Kent and his wife Sarah Head. He was educated at Merchant Taylors' School and in Paris. He became a marine insurance average adjuster (a claims specialist) based in

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. Progressing to directing transport companies, he became a director of the Great Northern Railway, of the

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, and of the Pacific Steam Navigation Company. He was chairman of British Continental African Company and of Reliance Marine Insurance Company, and a government nominee on the Mersey Docks and Harbour Board. He was president of the Liverpool Chamber of Commerce and was a J.P. for Liverpool Baily stood for parliament unsuccessfully at

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in the 1874 general election. In the 1885 general election, Baily was elected

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for Liverpool Exchange but lost the seat in the 1886 general election by 200 votes to a Home Rule candidate.Thomas Burke ''Catholic History of Liverpool'' 1910
/ref> He died a few months later at the age of 71. Baily married Mary Smith of Liverpool in 1850 and they lived at Allerton Hall, Woolton, Liverpool.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Baily, Laurence Richardson 1815 births 1887 deaths People educated at Merchant Taylors' School, Northwood Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1885–1886 British businesspeople in shipping 19th-century British businesspeople