James Baillie (1860 – April 7, 1935) was a woodworker, merchant, contractor and political figure in Quebec.
[1] He was the son of Scottish immigrants who settled in Aylmer in 1850: James Baillie, a woodworker, and Elizabeth Gow.
In 1890, with his brother William, he built a steam-powered sawmill.
[2] Baillie died at home in Aylmer at the age of 75.
[2] The Baillie sawmill played an important role in the development of the town and continued to operate until 1940.