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

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

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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. Baillie was the Grand Master of the

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from 1776 to 1778. 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

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