William Baird (MP)

Scottish politician
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IntroScottish politician
PlacesUnited Kingdom Scotland
wasPolitician
Work fieldPolitics
Gender
Male
Birth23 April 1796
Death8 March 1864 (aged 67 years)
The details

Biography

William Baird of Elie DL (23 April 1796 – 8 March 1864), was the Tory Member of Parliament (MP) for Falkirk Burghs. He was first elected at the 1841 general election, and held the seat until he resigned from Parliament on 2 May 1846, by the procedural device of becoming Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds.

The resulting by-election in Falkirk was won by the Tory candidate, Henry Pelham-Clinton, known by his courtesy title "Earl of Lincoln". When Lincoln acceded to his Dukedom in 1851, Baird's brother James Baird was elected in his place.

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