William Baird (MP)
William Baird of Elie
William Baird of Elie DL (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"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 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 | ||
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| Preceded by William Gillon |
Member of Parliament for Falkirk Burghs 1841 – 1846 |
Succeeded by Earl of Lincoln |