About Frank Wilton Baillie
Lived 1875 – 1921 (aged 45). Frank Wilton Baillie was a Canadian businessperson and industrialist.
Sir Frank Wilton Baillie, KBE (August 9, 1875 – January 2, 1921) was a Canadian financier and industrialist who played a significant role in establishing the modern steel industry in Canada.
In 1903, Baillie started up a brokerage firm, Baillie Brothers and Company (later Baillie, Wood, and Croft), which operated on the Toronto Stock Exchange. His partners were Frank Porter Wood (his neighbour on Crescent Road in Toronto) and his brother James W. Baillie.
During World War I, Baillie turned his attention to the production of military aeroplanes. In 1918, he was knighted for his contributions to the war effort, becoming the first Canadian to be made a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire.
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Who was Frank Wilton Baillie?
Canadian industrialist
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Frank Wilton Baillie was born on 9 August 1875 in Toronto.
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Frank Wilton Baillie died on 2 January 1921 in Toronto.
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Frank Wilton Baillie was a businessperson and industrialist.
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Frank Wilton Baillie was Canadian.
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