Thomas Baillie (4 October 1796 – 20 May 1863) became a lieutenant in the Royal Welsh Fusiliers in March 1815, saw some service during the flight of Napoleon Bonaparte and then served at Limerick (Ireland).
[1] He married in 1824, entered the Colonial Office the same year, and quickly was appointed commissioner of Crown lands and Surveyor General of New Brunswick.
The colonial secretary, Lord Bathurst, was a name often use by Baillie during his time in New Brunswick to bolster his authority.
[1] Baillie's years in New Brunswick were often a study in the arrogant exercise of power although the Colonial Office was supportive of his results.
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