A baillie (alternative spelling bailie, from Old French) was a local civic officer in Scottish burghs, approximately equivalent to the post of alderman or magistrate (see bailiff) in other countries. Old French was the Romance Dialect continuum spoken in territories which span roughly the northern half of modern France and parts of modern Belgium Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. A Burgh (ˈbʌʀə is an autonomous corporate entity in Scotland, usually a Town. An alderman is a member of a municipal assembly or council in many jurisdictions A magistrate is a judicial officer In Common law systems a magistrate usually has limited authority to administer and enforce the Law. Bailiff (from Late Latin baiulivus, Adjectival form of baiulus) is a Governor or Custodian (cf They were responsible for a jurisdiction called a bailiary (alt. In Law, jurisdiction (from the Latin ius iuris meaning "law" and dicere meaning "to speak" is the practical Authority bailiery).
Notable Scottish baillies:
- Alasdair MacMhaighstir Alasdair, Bailie of Canna
- Mary Barbour, Glasgow Corporation's first woman Baillie (1924-1927)
- Alexander Comyn, Earl of Buchan, Bailie of Inverie, Knoydart
- Bailie Nicol Jarvie, fictional character in the Sir Walter Scott novel Rob Roy, and a brand of whisky
- Sir John Lauder, 1st Baronet, Bailie of Edinburgh
- Bailie William Landale, winner of the silver cup at the first open championship held at St Andrews Old Course in 1754, see Timeline of golf history (1353-1850)
There are several notable people with the surname Baillie:
- Robert Baillie (1602-1662), Scottish divine and historical writer
- Lady Grizel Baillie, (1665–1746), Scottish song-writer
- Baillie of Jerviswood (d. Alasdair mac Mhaighstir Alasdair (c 1695 – 1770 was a military officer during the Jacobite Rising as well as a legendary poet in the Scottish Gaelic language Mary Barbour ( 22 February, 1875 - 2 April 1958) was a Scottish political activist, local Councillor and Politics in Glasgow, Scotland, are evident in the deliberations and decisions of the city council of Glasgow ( Glaschu in Gaelic) Alexander Comyn Earl of Buchan (died 1289 was a Scoto-Norman magnate who was one of the most important figures in the 13th century Kingdom of Scotland Inverie is the only village in Knoydart, Lochaber, Highland, Scotland. Knoydart ( Scottish Gaelic: Cnoideart) is a Peninsula in Lochaber, Highland, on the west coast of Scotland. Bailie Nicol Jarvie (colloquially BNJ) is a brand of Whisky distilled and sold by Glenmorangie plc in Scotland. Sir Walter Scott 1st Baronet (15 August 1771 &ndash 21 September 1832 was a prolific Scottish Historical novelist and Poet popular throughout Sir John Lauder 1st Baronet of Newington and Fountainhall, ( 1595 - 2 April 1692) was a notable Scottish Baillie and Treasurer Edinburgh ( ˈɛdɪnb(ərə Dùn Èideann) is the Capital of Scotland and is its second largest city after Glasgow. See also Timeline of golf history 1851-1945, Timeline of golf history 1945-1999 and Timeline of golf 2000-present. Lady Grizel Baillie ( December 25, 1665 &ndash December 6, 1746) was a Scottish songwriter Robert Baillie (known as Baillie of Jerviswood; c1634 &ndash December 24, 1684) was a Scottish conspirator implicated in the Rye House Plot 1684), Scottish conspirator, Robert Baillie (aka Baillie of Jerviswood), son of George Baillie of Lanarkshire
- Matthew Baillie (1761-1823), brother of poetress Joanna Baillie
- Joanna Baillie (1762-1851), poetess and dramatist
- Henry Baillie (1803–1885), British Conservative politician
- Charles Baillie (disambiguation)
- Sir Frank Wilton Baillie (1875–1921), Canadian industrialist
- John Baillie (1886-1960), Scottish theologian, and brother of theologian Donald Macpherson Baillie
- Donald Macpherson Baillie (1887-1954), Scottish theologian, ecumenist, and parish minister
- Bruce Baillie (1931-), film director
- Jackie Baillie (1964-), Labour Member of the Scottish Parliament for the Dumbarton constituency
See also
- Deacon, the old Scots equivalent of councillor, see Deacon#Scots usage
- Bailie of Holyroodhouse
- Glasgow Bailie, a type of salted herring, which is also some times known as a Glasgow Magistrate
- The Scottish nobleman and prime minister Alec Douglas-Home was satirically named Baillie Vass by the magazine Private Eye. Matthew Baillie (1761-1823 was a Scottish Physician and Pathologist. Joanna Baillie ( September 11, 1762 &ndash February 23, 1851) was a Scottish poet and dramatist Henry James Baillie (1803 &ndash 16 December 1885) was a British Conservative Politician. Charles Baillie may refer to Charles Baillie Lord Jerviswoode (1804&ndash1879 a Scottish politician and judge A Sir Frank Wilton Baillie, KBE ( 9 August 1875 &ndash 2 January 1921) was a Canadian Industrialist who played John Baillie may refer to John Baillie (theologian (1886&ndash1960 Scottish theologian and Church of Scotland minister John Baillie (MP Donald Macpherson Baillie (1887-1954 was a Scottish Theologian, ecumenist, and parish minister. Bruce Baillie (born in 1931 Aberdeen, South Dakota) is an American Experimental filmmaker and founding member of Canyon Cinema in Jackie Baillie (born January 15, 1964, Hong Kong) is a Labour Member of the Scottish Parliament for the Dumbarton constituency A councillor or councilor ( Cllr, Coun, Clr or Cr for short is a member of a Local government council such as a Deacon is a role in the Christian Church that is generally associated with service of some kind but which varies among theological and denominational traditions Herring are small Oily fish of the genus Clupea found in the shallow temperate waters of the North Atlantic, the Baltic Sea, the North Alexander Frederick Douglas-Home Baron Home of the Hirsel, KT, PC (2 July 1903 - 9 October 1995 14th Earl of Home from 1951 to 1963 was a British Private Eye is a fortnightly British satirical Magazine, edited by Ian Hislop.
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