James Baillie (merchant)

James Baillie
Portrait of James Baillie (standing, right) with family (Thomas Gainsborough, c.1784)
Member of Parliament
for Horsham
In office
1792–1793
MonarchGeorge III
Prime MinisterWilliam Pitt the Younger
Preceded byWilson Gale-Braddyll
Succeeded byWilliam Fullarton
Personal details
Bornc.1737 (2024-09-24UTC14:37)
Died7 September 1793 (1793-09-08) (aged 55)
NationalityBritish
SpouseColin Campbell

James Baillie (1737 – 7 September 1793) was a Scottish merchant, planter and politician who served as a member of Parliament for Horsham from 1792 to 1793.[1][2]

  1. ^ "James Baillie MP of Bedford Square and Ealing Grove". Legacies of British Slave-ownership. UCL Department of History. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
  2. ^ "Slaves and Highlanders - James Baillie".