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William Lawrence (Willie) Baillieu (1859–1936)
William Lawrence Baillieu (1859-1936), financier and politician, was born on 29 April 1859 at Queenscliff, Victoria, second son of James George Baillieu and his wife Emma Lawrence, née Pow. James was born at Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Wales, on 13 March 1832. He was the third son among fifteen children of Lambert Francis Baillieu (1802-1861), dancing-master and musician, and grandson of Etienne Lambert Baillieu(x), who had come to Britain about 1790 from Liège, where the family had been embroiderers...