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[[Lieutenant Colonel]] '''Augustus Charles Baillie''' [[Distinguished Service Order|DSO]] (25 March 1861 - 8 January 1939) was one of the founders of ''Baillie Gifford'', one of the [[United Kingdom]]'s largest [[investment manager]]s.
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[[Lieutenant-Colonel (United Kingdom)|Lieutenant Colonel]] '''Augustus Charles Baillie''', [[Distinguished Service Order|DSO]] (25 March 1861 – 8 January 1939) was one of the founders of [[Baillie Gifford]], one of the [[United Kingdom]]'s largest [[investment manager]]s.


==Career==
==Career==
Brought up in [[Scotland]] and trained as a lawyer, Baillie was commissioned into the [[Royal Horse Artillery]].<ref name=peerage>[http://www.thepeerage.com/p7935.htm Augustus Charles Baillie at the Peerage.com]</ref> He fought in the [[Second Boer War]] and was awarded the [[Distinguished Service Order|DSO]] for an incident in 1900.<ref name=peerage/>
Brought up in [[Scotland]], Baillie was the second son of Evan Peter Montagu Baillie of Dochfour (1824–1874) by Lady Frances Anna Bruce (d.1894), youngest daughter of [[Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin]].<ref name=peerage>[http://www.thepeerage.com/p7935.htm Augustus Charles Baillie at the Peerage.com]</ref> He was commissioned into the [[Royal Horse Artillery]] in 1880,<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=24870|page=4258|date=3 August 1880}}</ref> but resigned his commission in 1886.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=25571|page=1413|date=23 March 1886}}</ref>


Baillie rejoined the forces to fight in the [[Second Boer War]], and was appointed in command of the 15th Battalion, [[Imperial Yeomanry]] with the rank of [[Lieutenant colonel (British Army and Royal Marines)|lieutenant-colonel]] from 25 May 1901.<ref>Hart′s Army list, 1902</ref> The war ended in June 1902, and he left [[Port Elizabeth]] for [[Southampton]] on the ''SS Colombian'' the following month.<ref>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=The Army in South Africa - Troops returning home |date=16 July 1902 |page=11 |issue=36821}}</ref> He relinquished his command of the 15th battalion and was granted the honorary rank of lieutenant-colonel in the army on 3 September 1902.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue= 27474|date=16 September 1902 |page=5959}}</ref> For his service in the war, he was [[mentioned in despatches]] and was awarded the [[Distinguished Service Order]] (DSO) in November 1900.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=27359 |date=27 September 1901 |page=6307 }}</ref>
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In 1908 he co-founded the legal firm of ''Baillie Gifford WS'' which in 1909 formed and then acted as manager of [[Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust|The Scottish Mortgage and Trust Company Limited]].<ref>[http://www.bailliegifford.com/pages/UKPersonalInvestors/InvestmentTrusts/ScottishMortgage/TrustHistory.aspx Scottish Mortgage Trust: History]</ref>
After his return to the United Kingdom, he was promoted to the substantive rank of [[Major (United Kingdom)|major]] in the [[Lovat Scouts|Lovat Scouts Imperial Yeomanry]] in 1903.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=27563|page=3717|date=10 June 1903}}</ref>


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In 1907 he co-founded the legal firm of [[Baillie Gifford|Baillie Gifford WS]] which in 1909 formed and then acted as manager of [[Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust|The Scottish Mortgage and Trust Company Limited]].<ref>[http://www.bailliegifford.com/pages/UKPersonalInvestors/InvestmentTrusts/ScottishMortgage/TrustHistory.aspx Scottish Mortgage Trust: History] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091125094135/http://www.bailliegifford.com/pages/UKPersonalInvestors/InvestmentTrusts/ScottishMortgage/TrustHistory.aspx |date=25 November 2009 }}</ref>
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In September 2004 following the outbreak of [[World War I]] he was appointed [[Commanding Officer]] of 2nd [[Lovat Scouts]].<ref>{{LondonGazette|issue=28952|supp=yes|startpage=8616|date=26 October 1914|accessdate=2009-09-19}}</ref>

He was promoted to the substantive rank of lieutenant-colonel on 1 April 1908,<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=28171|page=6225|date=26 October 1914}}</ref> but again resigned his commission in 1910.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=28332|page=620|date=26 October 1914}}</ref>

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In September 1914 following the outbreak of [[World War I]] he was appointed [[commanding officer]] of 2nd [[Lovat Scouts]].<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=28952|supp=y|page=8616|date=26 October 1914}}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 15:42, 18 November 2023

Augustus Baillie
Born(1861-03-25)25 March 1861
Died8 January 1939(1939-01-08) (aged 77)
AllegianceUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
Service/branch British Army
RankLieutenant Colonel
Battles/warsSecond Boer War
World War I
AwardsDistinguished Service Order

Lieutenant Colonel Augustus Charles Baillie, DSO (25 March 1861 – 8 January 1939) was one of the founders of Baillie Gifford, one of the United Kingdom's largest investment managers.

Career

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Brought up in Scotland, Baillie was the second son of Evan Peter Montagu Baillie of Dochfour (1824–1874) by Lady Frances Anna Bruce (d.1894), youngest daughter of Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin.[1] He was commissioned into the Royal Horse Artillery in 1880,[2] but resigned his commission in 1886.[3]

Baillie rejoined the forces to fight in the Second Boer War, and was appointed in command of the 15th Battalion, Imperial Yeomanry with the rank of lieutenant-colonel from 25 May 1901.[4] The war ended in June 1902, and he left Port Elizabeth for Southampton on the SS Colombian the following month.[5] He relinquished his command of the 15th battalion and was granted the honorary rank of lieutenant-colonel in the army on 3 September 1902.[6] For his service in the war, he was mentioned in despatches and was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) in November 1900.[7] After his return to the United Kingdom, he was promoted to the substantive rank of major in the Lovat Scouts Imperial Yeomanry in 1903.[8]

In 1907 he co-founded the legal firm of Baillie Gifford WS which in 1909 formed and then acted as manager of The Scottish Mortgage and Trust Company Limited.[9]

He was promoted to the substantive rank of lieutenant-colonel on 1 April 1908,[10] but again resigned his commission in 1910.[11]

In September 1914 following the outbreak of World War I he was appointed commanding officer of 2nd Lovat Scouts.[12]

He died in 1939.[1]

Family

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In 1905 he married Meta Trotter and together they went on to have one son and one daughter.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Augustus Charles Baillie at the Peerage.com
  2. ^ "No. 24870". The London Gazette. 3 August 1880. p. 4258.
  3. ^ "No. 25571". The London Gazette. 23 March 1886. p. 1413.
  4. ^ Hart′s Army list, 1902
  5. ^ "The Army in South Africa - Troops returning home". The Times. No. 36821. London. 16 July 1902. p. 11.
  6. ^ "No. 27474". The London Gazette. 16 September 1902. p. 5959.
  7. ^ "No. 27359". The London Gazette. 27 September 1901. p. 6307.
  8. ^ "No. 27563". The London Gazette. 10 June 1903. p. 3717.
  9. ^ Scottish Mortgage Trust: History Archived 25 November 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  10. ^ "No. 28171". The London Gazette. 26 October 1914. p. 6225.
  11. ^ "No. 28332". The London Gazette. 26 October 1914. p. 620.
  12. ^ "No. 28952". The London Gazette (Supplement). 26 October 1914. p. 8616.


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