William Baird (politician)

William Baird (23 April 1796 – 8 March 1864),^[1] was the Tory Member of Parliament (MP) for Falkirk Burghs. He was first elected at the 1841 general election,^[2] and held the seat until he resigned from Parliament^[2] 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,^[2] 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.

References

^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "F"
^ ^a ^b ^c Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1977]. British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-26-4.

External links

Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by William Baird

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by William Gillon	Member of Parliament for Falkirk Burghs 1841 – 1846	Succeeded by Earl of Lincoln

Persondata
Name	Baird, William
Alternative names
Short description	Scottish politician
Date of birth	23 April 1796
Place of birth
Date of death	8 March 1864
Place of death