Sir William Baillie, 2nd Baronet

Sir William Baillie of Polkemmet, 2nd Baronet, DL (2 February 1816 – 21 July 1890)[1] was a Scottish oarsman and Conservative[2] politician who sat in the British House of Commons between 1845 and 1847.

[3] Baillie was educated at Eton College and then at Christ Church, Oxford, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1836.

[5] He was also a part of the Head of the River crew at Oxford with his college boat, Christ Church.

Baillie served as captain in the Midlothian Yeomanry Cavalry,[3] and was Lieutenant-Colonel commanding the Edinburgh City Artillery from 1866 to 1884.

[3] In 1878 he was the honorary commander of the City Artillery Volunteer Corps based at 27 Cockburn Street, Edinburgh.