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12 unusual facts about Baillie


Ben Hamilton-Baillie

With Sustrans, he helped complete the first phase of the UK’s National Cycle Network, and to develop transport initiatives such as ‘Safe Routes to Schools’ and home zones.

Charles Baillie

Charles Cochrane-Baillie, 2nd Baron Lamington (1860–1940), Governor of Queensland (1896–1901)

Charles Cochrane

Charles Cochrane-Baillie, 2nd Baron Lamington (1860-1940), British politician and colonial governor

Harlaxton, Queensland

The home was later used as the summer residence for Lord Lamington who served as Governor of Queensland from 1896 until 1901.

Hoverspeed

Although the company ended Hovercraft service, they still retained ownership of the remaining 2 SRN 4 until 2006 when they were sold to Wensley Haydon-Baillie.

Jock Hamilton-Baillie

NOTE Tittmoning is in Bavaria, not Czech Republic as stated in the Telegraph obituary Tittmoning

As a result of his efforts, Hamilton-Baillie was moved to Oflag VII-D at Tittmoning, a medieval castle on an isolated plateau in Bavaria, Germany.

Lamington

Most accounts of the creation of the lamington agree that it was named after Lord Lamington, who served as Governor of Queensland from 1896 to 1901, although it might have been named for his wife, Lady Lamington.

Lamington Bridge

The bridge, constructed by AcArdle and Thompson, was opened to traffic on 30 October 1896 and was named in honour of Lord Lamington, Governor of Queensland.

Old Government House, Queensland

About 1900, a billiard room was added at the request of Lord Lamington.

One of Australia's famous culinary features, the lamington was invented by the cook Armand Gallan at Government House, during the time of the Queensland Governor, Lord Lamington.

Sir Patrick Threipland, 1st Baronet

A merchant trafficker of Perth, Patrick Threipland served as Treasurer of Perth 1657, Baillie of Perth (1659-62) and Dean of the Guild of Perth (1661), finally being appointed Provost in 1664.


Baillie–PSW primality test

# If n is a perfect square, then step 3 will never yield a D with (D/n) = −1; this is not a problem because perfect squares are easy to detect using Newton's method for square roots.

Caltech Cosmic Cube

John Apostolakis, Clive Baillie, Robert W. Clayton, Hong Ding, Jon Flower, Geoffrey C. Fox, Thomas D. Gottschalk, Bradford H. Hager, Herbert B. Keller, Adam K. Kolawa, Steve W. Otto, Toshiro Tanimoto, Eric F. van de Velde, J. Barhen, J. R. Einstein, and C. C. Jorgensen.

Christ Church, Worthing

The organ, which was originally built by J.J.Binns of Leeds in 1892 for Baillie Street Methodist Church in Rochdale, was obtained in 1967 through Percy Daniel & Co.

Dananananaykroyd

In August 2009 near the beginning of the band's gig in Sydney, singer John Baillie Junior jumped off stage and broke his arm causing the band to cancel the remainder of their Australian tour, as well as appearances at Pukkelpop and Belladrum festivals.

Evan Fraser of Balconie

Captain Evan Baillie Fraser of Balconie was the son of Alexander Fraser of Inchcoulter/Balconie who founded the modern town of Evanton, naming it after his son.

George Baillie-Hamilton, 10th Earl of Haddington

George Baillie-Hamilton, 10th Earl of Haddington DL (14 April 1802-25 June 1870), known as George Baillie until 1858, was a Scottish Conservative politician.

Gordon Setter

It is good for a man that has a noble goshawk, or a tierecel, or a sparrowhawk for the partridges to have such dogs; and also, when they are taught to be couchers (chiens couchants in the original French - ed.), they are good for taking partridge and quail with the net...' (Baillie-Grohman, p66).

Henry Baillie

Baillie was a friend of Benjamin Disraeli, and in 1835 was actually called upon by Disraeli to serve as his second (after d'Orsay declined), when it appeared that Disraeli and Morgan O'Connell, the son of Daniel O'Connell, were going to fight a duel, which apparently did not actually occur.

Baillie married firstly the Honourable Philippa Eliza Sydney Smythe, daughter of Percy Smythe, 6th Viscount Strangford, in 1840.

Holly Lam-Moores

Born in Burnley, Lancashire, Lam-Moores started playing handball aged 12 at Alder Grange High School in Rawtenstall after it had been introduced by coach Bill Baillie.

James Roberton

He was born to Archibald Roberton of Stainhall, youngest son of John Roberton 9th Laird of Earnock, and Elizabeth Baillie, daughter of Robert Baillie of Jerviston.

Kerelaw House

Davis refers to this property as an exceptionally attractive and delightful little mansion, built around 1720 for Robert Baillie, father of Lesley Baillie, Burns's 'Bonnie Lesley'.

Lianna Rose

Signed to Mushroom Music Publishing in 2007, Rose's original songs have appeared on Adam Brand's album Blame it on Eve, Talia Wittmann's debut Reckless Side of Me, and Victoria Baillie's debut Start Brand New.

Liz Baillie

In addition to individual comics and trade paperback collections of her writing and art, Baillie's work has inspired My Brain Hurts T-shirts and canvas patches as well as Freewheel badges.

Maison Jansen

Under Boudin's leadership, Maison Jansen provided services to the royal families of Belgium, Iran, and Serbia; Elsie de Wolfe, the German Reichsbank during the period of National Socialism; and Lady Olive Baillie's Leeds Castle in Kent, England.

Norman Baillie-Stewart

In 1944, Baillie-Stewart had himself sent to Vienna for medical treatment, where he was arrested in 1945 in Altaussee, while wearing "chamois leather shorts, embroidered braces and a forester's jacket" and was sent to Britain to face charges of high treason.

R v Baillie

Erskine was successful in having Baillie found not guilty, and after leaving the court was met with a standing ovation; Emory Speer writes that "It is probably true that never did a single speech so completely ensure professional success".

Steven Baillie

As Arena Homme Plus gained prominence and influence, Baillie was hired back to New York to work for the New York Times’s The Fashion of the Times (later T magazine), and Fabien Baron took over AD duties at Homme Plus (later succeeded by Doug Lloyd, M/M Paris, and Neville Brody).

For three years, Baillie collaborated with Amy Spindler as Art Director of the fashion, home and lifestyle titles—while still maintaining ties to Arena.

During his time at Arena Homme Plus, Baillie worked with some of the biggest names in photography, including Nick Knight, Juergen Teller, Mario Testino, Steven Klein, and David Sims.

The Nudie Suits

Their follow-up album, Sweetacres, was a concept album based on Lyons' childhood in an Auckland suburb and was said to "exude(s) the vintage charm and warm glow of an antique valve radio", according to Russel Baillie from The New Zealand Herald.

Thomas Hamilton, 9th Earl of Haddington

In 1828 he commissioned William Burn to remodel the family seat of Tyninghame House, which passed with the earldom to Baillie-Hamilton.

Viking Kayak Club

Viking has a proud record of producing some excellent paddlers, including C2 Slalom canoeist Etienne Stott, who with partner Tim Baillie has won medals at world cup events, the European Championships (Nottingham 2009) and came fourth at the 2009 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in La Seu d'Urgell.