John George Alexander Baird

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John George Alexander Baird ( 1854 - April 6, 1917 ) was a Scottish Conservative Party politician .

Life

He was the elder son of the House of Commons William Baird (1796-1864) and Janet Johnstone.

On November 10, 1880, Baird married Susan Georgina Fergusson , daughter of Sir James Fergusson, 6th Baronet . He had a daughter with her.

In served in various cavalry units in the British Army and in 1902 had the rank of lieutenant colonel . He died in 1917.

Political career

For the first time, Baird appeared in the general election in 1885 for elections at the national level. He ran for the Conservative Party in the newly created constituency of Glasgow Central against the liberal Gilbert Beith . On election day, Baird received 45% of the vote and consequently missed the mandate for the British House of Commons . In the following general election in 1886 , he gained around 12% of the votes and moved into the House of Commons for the first time. In the following elections in 1892 and 1895 , Baird held his mandate against changing liberal opponents. After there was no opponent in the 1900 elections in the Glasgow Central constituency, the Liberal Andrew Mitchell Torrance stood against Baird in the subsequent general election in 1906 . This won the majority of votes and Baird left the House of Commons.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ John Baird in Hansard (English)
  2. ↑ John George Alexander Baird on thepeerage.com , accessed April 9, 2011.
  3. ^ The London Gazette : No. 27417, p. 1885 , March 18, 1902.
  4. ^ Debrett's Guide to the House of Commons 1886, p. 192.
  5. ^ Liberal Year Book 1908
  6. ^ Mansons' Shetland Almanac and Directory for 1893 , T & Manson, Lerwick, 1893, p. 18.
  7. ↑ Debrett's Guide to the House of Commons 1897, p. 200. ( Memento of the original from April 15, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.forgottenbooks.com
  8. ^ The West Australian: British Elections , January 21, 1910

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SURNAME Baird, John George Alexander
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Scottish Conservative Party politician
DATE OF BIRTH 1854
DATE OF DEATH April 6, 1917