William Baillie, Lord Polkemmet (1736- 14 March 1816) was a Scottish lawyer and judge.

Life

Baillie was the eldest son of Thomas Baillie of Polkemmet WS (died 1785), and Isabel Walker (died 1777). He was admitted

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in 1758. He was appointed

Sheriff of Linlithgow A sheriff is a government official, with varying duties, existing in some countries with historical ties to England where the office originated. There is an analogous, although independently developed, office in Iceland that is commonly transla ...

, serving from 1772 to 1793. On 14 November 1793 he was created a

Senator of the College of Justice The senators of the College of Justice are judges of the College of Justice, a set of legal institutions involved in the administration of justice in Scotland. There are three types of senator: Lords of Session (judges of the Court of Session); ...

with the title Lord Polkemmet, a post he retained until retiring in 1811. His position on the Senate was filled by

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. His Edinburgh address was 62 George Street. He died 14 March 1816.

Family

He married Margaret Culquhoun, daughter of Sir James Culquhoun of Luss in 1768. In 1803 he married again, to Janet Sinclair, sister of Sir John Sinclair, and a cousin to his first wife. The

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were descended from Lord Polkemmet.

References

1736 births 1816 deaths People educated at James Mundell's School 18th-century Scottish people 19th-century Scottish people Polkemmet Scottish sheriffs Paintings by Henry Raeburn {{Scotland-law-bio-stub