James Baillie (Canadian politician)

He was the son of Scottish immigrants who settled in Aylmer in 1850: James Baillie, a woodworker, and Elizabeth Gow. He married Jessie Catherine McIntosh. In 1890, with his brother William, he built a steam-powered sawmill. They also built boats and sold lumber. Baillie served on the Aylmer municipal council and on the South Hull township council. ^[1] He also was a building contractor, building summer resorts on both sides of the Ottawa River.^[2]

Baillie died at home in Aylmer at the age of 75.^[2]

The Baillie sawmill played an important role in the development of the town and continued to operate until 1940. A plaque marks its former location.^[3]