Sir William Baillie, 7th of Lamington

William Baillie of Lamington (died 1568) was a Scottish landowner and, with his namesake son, supporter of Mary, Queen of Scots. Career He was a son of William Baillie of Lamington and Elizabeth Lindsay. His sister Janet Baillie (died 1592) married David Hamilton of Preston, a courtier who went to France with James V of Scotland. Baillie was appointed Master of the Wardrobe to Mary of Guise, the queen consort in 1542. In 1557 he appointed his relation, William Baillie of Provan, as minister of Lamington. He attended the Scottish Reformation Parliament in 1560. A carved stone from his castle of Lamington Tower includes initials, as "VB", and the nine stars of the Baillie coat of arms. The stone was re-set at the church.