Bailie
(Redirected from
Baillie
)A bailie or baillie is a civic officer in the
Leith and Perth. Modern bailies exist in Scottish local councils, with the position being a courtesy title and appointees often requested to provide support to the lord provost or provost - the ceremonial and civic head of the council - in their various engagements.[1][2]
History
The name derives from Old French and used to be synonymous with provost, with several officials holding this role often at the appointment of the Church.[3]
The jurisdiction of a bailie is called a bailiary (alt. bailiery).
The office of bailie was abolished in law in Scotland in 1975, and today the position of bailie is a courtesy title.[2]
Use
- Aberdeen City Council - appoints five bailies.[4]
- Dundee City Council - appoints five bailies.[5] The position was reintroduced in 2003.[2]
- Glasgow City Council - appoints eighteen bailies.[7]
- Perth and Kinross Council - appoints five bailies.[8]
- Stirling Council - appoints four bailies [9]
- West Dunbartonshire Council - revived the title in 2017 to appoint to veteran councillor Denis Agnew.[10]
Notable Scottish bailies
As a title
- Alasdair MacMhaighstir Alasdair, Bailie of Canna
- Glasgow Corporation's first woman Baillie (1924-1927)
- Alexander Comyn, Earl of Buchan, Bailie of Inverie, Knoydart
- Dr FRSE, Bailie of Edinburgh
- Sir John Lauder, 1st Baronet, Bailie of Edinburgh
- Thomas Watt, Bailie to the Baron of Cartsburn, grandfather of James Watt
- 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)
- "Baillie Vass" - the Sir Alec Douglas-Home over a caption referring to a baillie called Vass. Private Eyethen affected to believe that Home was an imposter.
As a surname
- Alexander Baillie - internationally recognised cellist, born 1956.
- Chris Baillie - Scottish hurdler
- Chris Baillie (politician) - New Zealand politician
- David Baillie - Writer, born in West Lothian, known for comicbook work such as 2000 AD and Red Thorn.
- Jackie Baillie - Member of the Scottish Parliament for Dumbarton.
- Jim Baillie - Scottish footballer
- Thomas Baillie - Royal Navy officer known for a celebrated libel case.
- William Baillie - Irish print maker.
- James Bailie - American real estate developer of Scottish descent.
Outside of government
Scottish barons often appointed a Bailie as their judicial officer.
See also
- Burgess (title)
- Deacon
- Glasgow Bailie, a type of salted herring, which is also sometimes known as a "Glasgow Magistrate"
- Bailie Nicol Jarvie, a brand of whisky named after a fictional character in Sir Walter Scott's novel Rob Roy
References
- ^ a b "Lord Provost of the City of Edinburgh". Archived from the original on June 29, 2011. Retrieved March 8, 2011.
- ^ a b c "APPOINTMENT OF BAILIES" (PDF). Dundee City Council.
- ^ "Lord Provost and Bailies". glasgow.gov.uk. Archived from the original on September 15, 2009.
- ^ "New Lord Provost and Depute Provost elected in Aberdeen". 16 May 2007. Archived from the original on 27 October 2009.
- ^ "Support for the Lord Provost and Elected Members". dundeecity.gov.uk.
- ^ "Bailie suits bill for elbowing out city defector Cardownie". scotsman.com.
- ^ "Lord Provost". glasgow.gov.uk.
- ^ "Provost and Depute Provost of Perth and Kinross". pkc.gov.uk.
- ^ "Provost - general information". Archived from the original on 2018-03-02. Retrieved 2018-03-01.
- ^ Foulds, Jenny (18 May 2017). "New West Dunbartonshire Council administration revealed". Daily Record. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
- ^ Rodger, Richard (23 September 2004). "Steel, Sir James, baronet (1829–1904)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)