William R. Laird

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William R. Laird

William Ramsey Laird III (* 2. June 1916 in Keswick , Shasta County , California , †  7. January 1974 in Montgomery , West Virginia ) was an American politician of the Democratic Party , of the State of West Virginia in the US Senate represented.

Life

William Laird attended the public schools and the Greenbrier Military School in Lewisburg and the Kings College in Bristol ( Tennessee ), before he in 1944 graduated from West Virginia University made. During World War II , he served in the US Navy . After joining the bar, he began practicing law.

In 1955, Laird was a member of the West Virginia State Education Committee; He also served on the boards of Merchants National Bank in Montgomery and the Upper Kanawha Valley Development Association, and on the Laird Foundation's board of trustees . From 1955 to 1956 he served as Commissioner for the West Virginia Tax Department . He resigned from this post after being appointed to the US Senate in Washington , where he succeeded the late Harley M. Kilgore on March 13, 1956 . He resigned from the Senate on November 6 of the same year; he did not run for the by-election.

As a result, William Laird was again active as a lawyer in Fayetteville and Montgomery.

Web links

  • William R. Laird in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
personal data
SURNAME Laird, William R.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Laird, William Ramsey III
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH June 2, 1916
PLACE OF BIRTH Keswick , California
DATE OF DEATH 7th January 1974
Place of death Montgomery , West Virginia