George Baillie

George Baillie (16 March 1664 – 6 August 1738) was a Scottish politician who sat in the Parliament of Scotland from 1691 to 1707 and in the British House of Commons from 1708 to 1734.

When his father was imprisoned for treason in 1684, George fled Scotland for Holland with Sir Patrick Hume.

He was one of the first subscribers to the Darien Scheme, pledging £1,000 sterling to the Company of Scotland Trading to Africa and the Indies on 26 February 1696.

[2] Additionally, Baillie played a significant role in orchestrating vast improvements in the Scottish Linen trade.

[2] Mellerstain passed to Rachel's younger son George, who completed the house by erecting a central block between the wings constructed by his grandfather.