George Baillie-Hamilton, 12th Earl of Haddington MC, TD[1] (18 September 1894 - 17 April 1986),[2] was a Scottish Peer from 1917[3] to 1986.
Haddington was the son of Brigadier-General George Baillie-Hamilton, Lord Binning. Educated at Eton and Sandhurst, he was awarded the Military Cross during the First World War. He succeeded his grandfather in the earldom in 1917. In the Second World War he was a Wing Commander in the RAFVR. He was Lord Lieutenant of Berwickshire from 1952 to 1969. In 1957 he became the first president of the Georgian Group of Edinburgh, later the Architectural Heritage Society of Scotland.[4] He lived at Tyninghame House in East Lothian, where he and his wife created and replanted several formal gardens.[5]
| Honorary titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by The Earl of Home |
Lord Lieutenant of Berwickshire 1952–1969 |
Succeeded by Sir William Bertram Swan |
| Peerage of Scotland | ||
| Preceded by George Baillie-Hamilton |
Earl of Haddington 1917–1986 |
Succeeded by John George Baillie-Hamilton |