| David Baird Sr. | |
|---|---|
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| United States Senator from New Jersey | |
| In office February 23, 1918 – March 3, 1919 | |
| Appointed by | Walter E. Edge |
| Preceded by | William Hughes |
| Succeeded by | Walter E. Edge |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1839-04-07)April 7, 1839 Derry, County Londonderry, Ireland |
| Died | February 25, 1927(1927-02-25) (aged 87) Camden, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Children | David Baird Jr. |
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David Baird Sr. (April 7, 1839 – February 25, 1927) was an Irish-born American politician who served as a United States Senator from New Jersey.
Biography
A Scots-Irishman born in County Londonderry, Ireland, Baird immigrated to the United States in 1856 and entered the lumber business in Port Deposit, Maryland. He moved in 1860 to Camden, New Jersey, where he continued in the lumber business and also engaged in banking. He was a member of the Board of Chosen Freeholders of Camden County from 1876 to 1880. He also served as the sheriff of Camden County, New Jersey, from 1887 to 1889, and again from 1895 to 1897. He was a member of the State board of assessors in 1895 and from 1901 to 1909.
Baird was an unsuccessful candidate for election to the United States Senate in 1910, but he was appointed on February 23, 1918, to the Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the death of William Hughes. He was subsequently elected as a Republican on November 5, 1918, and until March 3, 1919, when he did not run for reelection. He resumed his former business pursuits in Camden, where he died and was interred in Harleigh Cemetery.
Baird was the father of David Baird Jr., also a Senator from New Jersey.
See also
- Federal government of the United States
- List of United States senators born outside the United States
- Politics of the United States
Notes
This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
External links
- United States Congress. "David Baird (id: B000052)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- David Baird at The Political Graveyard
- David Baird at Find a Grave
| Party political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded byFirst | Republican Nominee for the U.S. Senate (Class 2) from New Jersey 1918 |
Succeeded byWalter Evans Edge |
| U.S. Senate | ||
| Preceded byWilliam Hughes | U.S. Senator (Class 2) from New Jersey 1918–1919 |
Succeeded byWalter Evans Edge |
- 1839 births
- 1927 deaths
- American bankers
- Burials at Harleigh Cemetery, Camden
- County commissioners in New Jersey
- Irish emigrants to the United States
- New Jersey Republicans
- Politicians from Camden, New Jersey
- People from County Londonderry
- Republican Party United States senators from New Jersey
- 20th-century United States senators