John Baird

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There have been various John Bairds of significance. They include:

  • John Baird (revolutionary) (1790–1820), participant in the "Radical War" of 1820
  • John Baird, 1st Viscount Stonehaven (1874–1941), eighth Governor-General of Australia
  • John Logie Baird (1888–1946), Scottish engineer, one of the pioneers of the television
  • John Baird (Canadian politician) (born 1969), Canadian politician, President of the Treasury Board under Prime Minister Stephen Harper and former cabinet minister in the Ontario conservative governments of Mike Harris and Ernie Eves.
  • John Baird (UK politician) (1906–1965), British Labour Party MP for Wolverhampton East 1945–1950 and Wolverhampton East 1950–1964
  • John Baird (footballer), Australian rules footballer.
  • John Baird (Scottish politician) (1852–1936), Member of Parliament 1885–1886
  • Sir John Baird (admiral) died in 1908 was a Victorian British Admiral.
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