# Bailie > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Bailie > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Bailie.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bailie > Source revision: 1315419194 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Civic officer in the local government of Scotland}} {{for|the name|Bailie (name)}} {{Redirect|Baillie|the surname|Baillie (surname)}} {{distinguish|Bailiff|Bailli|Bailo}} A '''bailie''' or '''baillie''' is a civic officer in the [local government of Scotland](/source/local_government_of_Scotland). The position arose in the [burgh](/source/burgh)s, where bailies formerly held a post similar to that of an [alderman](/source/alderman) or [magistrate](/source/magistrate) (see [bailiff](/source/bailiff)). Baillies appointed the [high constables in Edinburgh](/source/High_Constables_of_Edinburgh), [Leith](/source/High_Constabulary_of_the_Port_of_Leith_(Leith_High_Constables)) and [Perth](/source/Perth%2C_Scotland). Modern bailies exist in Scottish local councils, and the position being a courtesy title, appointees are often requested to provide support to the [lord provost](/source/lord_provost) or [provost](/source/Provost_(civil)) - the ceremonial and civic head of the council - in their various engagements.{{cite web|url=http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/info/796/lord_provost-general_information/505/lord_provost_of_the_city_of_edinburgh/7 |title=Lord Provost of the City of Edinburgh |access-date=March 8, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629220132/http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/info/796/lord_provost-general_information/505/lord_provost_of_the_city_of_edinburgh/7 |archive-date=June 29, 2011 }}{{cite web | url=http://www.dundeecity.gov.uk/reports/reports/468-2003.pdf | title=APPOINTMENT OF BAILIES | work=Dundee City Council }} ==History== The name was derived from [Old French](/source/Old_French) and used to be synonymous with [provost](/source/provost_(civil)). Several officials held this role often at the appointment of the Church.{{cite web|url=http://www.glasgow.gov.uk/en/AboutGlasgow/LordProvostsmessage/History+of+the+office+of+Lord+Provost.htm |work=glasgow.gov.uk |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090915190033/http://www.glasgow.gov.uk/en/AboutGlasgow/LordProvostsmessage/History%2Bof%2Bthe%2Boffice%2Bof%2BLord%2BProvost.htm | title=Lord Provost and Bailies |archive-date=September 15, 2009 }} The [jurisdiction](/source/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. ==Use== * [Aberdeen City Council](/source/Aberdeen_City_Council) - appoints five bailies{{Cite web|url=http://www.aberdeencity.gov.uk/councilnews/ci_cns/pr_provost_160507.asp | title=New Lord Provost and Depute Provost elected in Aberdeen | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091027035421/http://www.aberdeencity.gov.uk/councilnews/ci_cns/pr_provost_160507.asp | archive-date=27 October 2009 | date=16 May 2007}} * [Dundee City Council](/source/Dundee_City_Council) - appoints five bailies{{cite web|url=http://www.dundeecity.gov.uk/councillors/support/|title=Support for the Lord Provost and Elected Members|work=dundeecity.gov.uk}} The position was reintroduced in 2003. * [Edinburgh City Council](/source/Edinburgh_City_Council) - appoints six bailies The position was reintroduced in the 2000s following the title falling into disuse after the 1975 reform of local government.{{cite web|url=http://news.scotsman.com/edinburgh/Bailie-suits-bill-for-elbowing.2685884.jp|title=Bailie suits bill for elbowing out city defector Cardownie|work=scotsman.com}} * [Glasgow City Council](/source/Glasgow_City_Council) - appoints eighteen bailies{{cite web|url=https://www.glasgow.gov.uk/article/16554/Lord-Provost |work=glasgow.gov.uk | title=Lord Provost }} * [Perth and Kinross Council](/source/Perth_and_Kinross_Council) - appoints five bailies{{cite web|url=https://www.pkc.gov.uk/article/17115/Provost-and-Depute-Provost-of-Perth-and-Kinross |work=pkc.gov.uk | title=Provost and Depute Provost of Perth and Kinross }} * [Stirling Council](/source/Stirling_(council_area)) - appoints four bailies{{cite web|url=https://my.stirling.gov.uk/services/council-and-government/politicians-elections-and-democracy/council-general-information/provost-lord-provost-general-information|title=Provost - general information|access-date=2018-03-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180302044620/https://my.stirling.gov.uk/services/council-and-government/politicians-elections-and-democracy/council-general-information/provost-lord-provost-general-information|archive-date=2018-03-02|url-status=dead}} * [West Dunbartonshire Council](/source/West_Dunbartonshire_Council) - revived the title in 2017 to appoint to veteran councillor Denis Agnew.{{cite web |url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/in-your-area/new-west-dunbartonshire-council-administration-10446870 |title=New West Dunbartonshire Council administration revealed |last=Foulds |first=Jenny |work=[Daily Record](/source/Daily_Record_(Scotland)) |date=18 May 2017 |access-date=18 May 2017}} ==Notable Scottish bailies== ===As a title=== *[Alasdair MacMhaighstir Alasdair](/source/Alasdair_MacMhaighstir_Alasdair), Bailie of [Canna](/source/Canna%2C_Scotland) *[Mary Barbour](/source/Mary_Barbour), [Glasgow Corporation](/source/Glasgow_Corporation)'s first woman Baillie (1924–1927) *[Alexander Comyn, Earl of Buchan](/source/Alexander_Comyn%2C_Earl_of_Buchan), Bailie of [Inverie](/source/Inverie), [Knoydart](/source/Knoydart) *Dr [George Coull](/source/George_Coull) [FRSE](/source/FRSE), Bailie of [Edinburgh](/source/Edinburgh) *[Sir John Lauder, 1st Baronet](/source/Sir_John_Lauder%2C_1st_Baronet), Bailie of [Edinburgh](/source/Edinburgh) *[Sir James Steel](/source/James_Steel_(baronet)), 1st Baronet (1829–1904), Bailie of [Edinburgh](/source/Edinburgh) from 1888 to 1900{{cite ODNB | last1=Rodger |first1=Richard |title=Steel, Sir James, baronet (1829–1904) |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/50211 |date=23 September 2004 |publisher=Oxford University Press}} *Thomas Watt, Bailie to the [Baron of Cartsburn](/source/Baron_of_Cartsburn), grandfather of [James Watt](/source/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)](/source/Timeline_of_golf_history_(1353%E2%80%931850)) *{{anchor|Baillie Vass}} "Baillie Vass" – the ''[Aberdeen Evening Express](/source/Aberdeen_Evening_Express)'' accidentally used a picture of [Alec Douglas-Home](/source/Alec_Douglas-Home) over a caption referring to a baillie called Vass. ''[Private Eye](/source/Private_Eye)'' then affected to believe that Home was an imposter. ===As a surname=== *[Alexander Baillie](/source/Alexander_Baillie) – internationally recognised cellist, born 1956. *[Chris Baillie](/source/Chris_Baillie_(hurdler)) – Scottish hurdler *[Chris Baillie (politician)](/source/Chris_Baillie_(politician)) – New Zealand politician *[David Baillie](/source/David_Baillie_(comics)) – Writer, born in West Lothian, known for comicbook work such as [2000 AD](/source/2000_AD_(comics)) and Red Thorn. *[Edmund J. Baillie](/source/Edmund_J._Baillie) – Welsh businessman, horticulturalist and activist *[Jackie Baillie](/source/Jackie_Baillie) – [Member of the Scottish Parliament](/source/Member_of_the_Scottish_Parliament) for [Dumbarton](/source/Dumbarton_(Scottish_Parliament_constituency)). *[Jim Baillie](/source/Jim_Baillie) – Scottish footballer *[Thomas Baillie](/source/Thomas_Baillie_(Royal_Navy_officer)) – Royal Navy officer known for a celebrated libel case. *[William Baillie](/source/William_Baillie_(engraver)) – Irish print maker. *James Bailie – American real estate developer of Scottish descent. ==Outside of government== Scottish [baron](/source/baron)s often appointed a Bailie as their judicial officer. ==See also== *[Burgess (title)](/source/Burgess_(title)) *[Deacon](/source/Deacon) *Glasgow Bailie, a type of salted [herring](/source/Herring_as_food), which is also sometimes known as a "Glasgow Magistrate" *[Bailie Nicol Jarvie](/source/Bailie_Nicol_Jarvie), a brand of whisky named after a fictional character in Sir [Walter Scott](/source/Walter_Scott)'s novel ''Rob Roy'' ==References== {{reflist}} Category:Scottish titles Category:Political office-holders in Scotland Category:Local government in Scotland --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Bailie](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bailie) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bailie?action=history)). 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