William Baird (MP)
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.
He was born at Woodhead House in Old Monkland. He died in Edinburgh in 1861.[3]
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.
- ^ Illustrated Catalogue of the Exhibition of Portraits in the New Galleries of Art in Corporation Buildings
External links[]
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by William Baird
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- 1796 births
- 1864 deaths
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- Politics of Falkirk (council area)
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