James Evan Baillie
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James Evan Baillie was a British West Indies merchant, landowner and Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons in two periods between 1813 and 1835.
Baillie was the third son of Evan Baillie
of Dochfour and his wife Mary Gurley, daughter of Peter Gurley of St. Vincent. His father was a landowner in Scotland with commercial interests in Bristol including the firm of Evan Baillie, Sons & Co. Baillie became a partner in the Bristol Old Bank in 1812 after death of his brother Peter Baillie
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In 1813 Baillie became Member of Parliament
for Tralee
and held the seat until 1818. Baillie was a partner in J E Baillie, Fraser & Co of Bristol, Chairman of British Guiana Association, president of Whig Anchor club of Bristol and a Member of Brook's club. He was put up for parliament at Bristol without his consent in 1820 but in fact his brother Hugh stood unsuccessfully. He became Member of Parliament for Bristol
in 1830 and held the seat until 1835. In parliament he was in favour of parliamentary reform and catholic relief.
Baillie continued to buy land in Scotland after his father's death in 1835 and bought Glentrome in Badenoch in 1835. He had been a prominent opponent of abolition
but after abolition received a slave compensation of £53,964 in 1835-1836. This money was invested in further Scottish estates at Glenelg in 1837, Glenshiel in 1838 and Letterfinlay in 1851.
Baillie never married and died at the age of 82
Baillie was the third son of Evan Baillie
Evan Baillie
Evan Baillie was a British West Indes merchant, landowner and Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1802 to 1812....
of Dochfour and his wife Mary Gurley, daughter of Peter Gurley of St. Vincent. His father was a landowner in Scotland with commercial interests in Bristol including the firm of Evan Baillie, Sons & Co. Baillie became a partner in the Bristol Old Bank in 1812 after death of his brother Peter Baillie
Peter Baillie
Peter Baillie was a British West Indies merchant, and Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1807 to 1811....
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In 1813 Baillie became Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Tralee
Tralee (UK Parliament constituency)
Tralee was a constituency in Ireland of the Parliament of the United Kingdom Parliament, returning one Member of Parliament . It was an original constituency represented in Parliament when the Union of Great Britain and Ireland took effect on 1 January 1801...
and held the seat until 1818. Baillie was a partner in J E Baillie, Fraser & Co of Bristol, Chairman of British Guiana Association, president of Whig Anchor club of Bristol and a Member of Brook's club. He was put up for parliament at Bristol without his consent in 1820 but in fact his brother Hugh stood unsuccessfully. He became Member of Parliament for Bristol
Bristol (UK Parliament constituency)
Bristol was a two member constituency, used to elect members to the House of Commons in the Parliaments of England , Great Britain and the United Kingdom . The constituency existed until Bristol was divided into single member constituencies in 1885.-Boundaries:The historic port city of Bristol, is...
in 1830 and held the seat until 1835. In parliament he was in favour of parliamentary reform and catholic relief.
Baillie continued to buy land in Scotland after his father's death in 1835 and bought Glentrome in Badenoch in 1835. He had been a prominent opponent of abolition
Abolitionism
Abolitionism is a movement to end slavery.In western Europe and the Americas abolitionism was a movement to end the slave trade and set slaves free. At the behest of Dominican priest Bartolomé de las Casas who was shocked at the treatment of natives in the New World, Spain enacted the first...
but after abolition received a slave compensation of £53,964 in 1835-1836. This money was invested in further Scottish estates at Glenelg in 1837, Glenshiel in 1838 and Letterfinlay in 1851.
Baillie never married and died at the age of 82