Mired in Old Corruption in terms of electoral bribery etc. See Fisher entry for some details.
Strongly opposed to Parliamentary Reform. E.g. In the debates on a petition from the National Union of the Working Classes asking for the repeal of the Six Acts, Gordon said: 'These Political Unions were founded on what they called the "Rights of Man"鈥� words used by the enemies of the British Constitution, and of everything that pertains to it.' HC Debates, 29 June 1831, vol IV, col. 470.
Strong anti-Catholic.
鈥楢n almost silent supporter of the Liverpool, Canning and Wellington administrations.鈥� (Fisher, House of Commons, 1820-1832, vol. 5)
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Weymouth and Melcombe Regis Dorset1826 - 1832
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1781 - 1830
Member of the Baillie of Dochfour family who had numerous mercantile connections in the West Indies. The compensation for Baillie's Bacolet in Grenada was awarded to the trustees of her marriage settlement. Grand-daughter of Colin Roy Campbell of Glenmure. Apparently a victim of the quack doctor John St John Lang of Harley Street in 1830.
Document comprises 4 parts, written recto and verso across 5 folios: 1. An inventory and valuation of enslaved persons at Windsor Estate, St Elizabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 2. An inventory and valuation of enslaved persons at Williamsfield settlement, St Elisabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 3. An inventory of animals at Windsor Estate, St Elizabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 4. A cover note outlining the contents of the document.
