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Intro | British Baron | |
Places | United Kingdom Great Britain | |
was | Politician | |
Work field | Politics | |
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Birth | 27 June 1924 | |
Death | 30 May 2013 (aged 88 years) |
Biography
Michael Evan Victor Baillie, 3rd Baron Burton DL (27 June 1924 – 30 May 2013) was a British peer and maternal grandson of the 9th Duke of Devonshire.
The son of Brigadier Hon. George Evan Michael Baillie M.C. and Lady Maud Louisa Emma Cavendish, he was educated at Eton College and served as Lieutenant in the Scots Guards in World War II.
In 1962 he inherited the title of Baron Burton from his paternal grandmother Nellie Baillie, 2nd Baroness Burton.
He was an elected County Councillor for Inverness-shire 1948–75 and a justice of the peace (J.P.) 1961–75.
He lived at Dochgarroch Lodge, Inverness.
Marriages and children
On 28 April 1948, he married Elizabeth Ursula Foster Wise (d. 1993). They divorced in 1977 after having six children:
- Hon. Evan Michael Ronald Baillie (b. 19 March 1949)
- Hon. Elizabeth Victoria Baillie (b. 9 March 1950, d. 1986)
- Hon. Phillipa Ursula Maud Baillie (b. 30 August 1951)
- Hon. Georgina Frances Baillie (b. 11 May 1955)
- Hon. Fiona Mary Baillie (b. 31 October 1957, d. 9 October 2004)
- Hon. Alexander Baillie (b. 1963) who manages the family estate at Dochfour.
In 1978, he married Coralie Denise Cliffe.
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Preceded by Gregor MacGregor | Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Scotland 1993–1999 | Succeeded by Archibald Donald Orr-Ewing |
Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
Preceded by Nellie Baillie | Baron Burton 1962–2013 | Succeeded by Evan Baillie |