Joseph E. Baird

Joseph Edward Baird (born November 12, 1865 in Perrysburg , Ohio , †  June 14, 1942 in Bowling Green , Ohio) was an American politician . Between 1929 and 1931 he represented the state of Ohio in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Joseph Baird attended public schools in his homeland. In 1885 he graduated from Perrysburg High School . After a subsequent law degree at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor , he was admitted to the bar in 1893. But he never did this job. In 1894 he moved to Bowling Green. From 1894 to 1900 he was employed as a county clerk in the county government in Wood County ; between 1900 and 1921 he worked in the real estate industry. He sold oil fields and farmland. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Republican Party . Between 1902 and 1905 he was mayor of Bowling Green, in addition to his other activities, before he served as a postman there from 1910 to 1914. From 1921 to 1923 he was secretary of the state pension commission. Eventually he served as Deputy Secretary of State of Ohio from 1923 to 1929 .

In the 1928 congressional elections , Baird was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the 13th  constituency of his state , where he succeeded James T. Begg on March 4, 1929 . Since he was not confirmed in 1930, he could only complete one term in Congress until March 3, 1931 . This was shaped by the events of the global economic crisis. After serving in the US House of Representatives, Joseph Baird retired. He died on June 14, 1942 in Bowling Green, where he was also buried.

Web links

• Joseph E. Baird in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Joseph E. Baird in the database of Find a Grave (English)