John Baillie ( 1772 - 1833 )

Birth: 1772 Death: 20 April 1833 Career: Entered the service of the HEIC (1790) and went to India; Ensign (1793); Lieutenant (1794); studied oriental languages; Professor of Arabic and Persian, College of Fort William; served in the Mahratta war as Captain and political agent; retired and returned to England (1817); Director, HEIC (1823) Membership: Fellow Election Date: 5/06/1817.