Frank Wilton Baillie


Sir Frank Wilton Baillie, KBE 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, which operated on the Toronto Stock Exchange. His partners were Frank Porter Wood 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.