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.

William Baird of Elie

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

  1. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "F"
  2. Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1977]. British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-26-4.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
William Gillon
Member of Parliament for Falkirk Burghs
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Succeeded by
Earl of Lincoln
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