George Baillie-Hamilton, Lord Binning was styled as Lord Binning between 1870 and 1917. He graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.).He fought in the Egyptian Campaign in 1882. He fought in the Sudan Campaign between 1884 and 1885. He was Lieutenant-Colonel of the Royal Horse Guards. He was invested as a Member, Royal Victorian Order (M.V.O.). He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Haddington. He fought in the Black Mountain Expedition in 1889, where he was mentioned in despatches. He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Berwickshire. He was invested as a Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.). He was Temporary Brigadier-Geenral between 1916 and 1917.