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Baillie
Extracted from the Wikipedia article Bailie.
Notable Scottish bailies
- Alasdair MacMhaighstir Alasdair, Bailie of Canna
- Mary Barbour, Glasgow Corporation's first woman Baillie (1924–1927)
- Alexander Comyn, Earl of Buchan, Bailie of Inverie, Knoydart
- Dr George CoullFRSE, Bailie of Edinburgh
- Sir John Lauder, 1st Baronet, Bailie of Edinburgh
- Sir James Steel, 1st Baronet (1829–1904), Bailie of Edinburgh from 1888 to 1900
- Thomas Watt, Bailie to the Baron of Cartsburn, grandfather of James Watt
- Bailie William Landale, winner of the silver cup at the first open championship held at St Andrews Old Course in 1754, see Timeline of golf history (1353–1850)
- "Baillie Vass" – the Aberdeen Evening Express accidentally used a picture of Alec Douglas-Home over a caption referring to a baillie called Vass. Private Eye then affected to believe that Home was an imposter.