John George Alexander Baird (1854–1917)[1] was Unionist MP for Glasgow Central. He was a younger son of the industrialist and landowner William Baird of Elie House and Janet Johnstone.
He inherited the Muirkirk estate in Ayrshire from his uncle James Baird, upon which he built a mansion called Wellwood House, and later acquired Colstoun House in East Lothian through his wife Susan Georgina Fergusson. The daughter of Sir James Fergusson, 6th Baronet and Lady Edith Christian Ramsay, she had inherited the property through her paternal great-grandmother Christian Ramsay, Countess of Dalhousie (née Broun of Colstoun).
This article about a Scottish Conservative and Unionist or Unionist Party (Scotland) Member of the Parliament of the United Kingdom is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
john, george, alexander, baird, 1854, 1917, unionist, glasgow, central, younger, industrialist, landowner, william, baird, elie, house, janet, johnstone, baird, educated, eton, christ, church, oxford, first, stood, seat, 1885, 1886, lost, narrowly, 1906, baird. John George Alexander Baird 1854 1917 1 was Unionist MP for Glasgow Central He was a younger son of the industrialist and landowner William Baird of Elie House and Janet Johnstone Baird was educated at Eton and Christ Church Oxford He first stood for the seat in 1885 won it in 1886 but lost it narrowly in 1906 Baird served as a lieutenant of the 16th Lancers He was later Lieutenant colonel of the Ayrshire Earl of Carrick s Own Imperial Yeomanry 2 He inherited the Muirkirk estate in Ayrshire from his uncle James Baird upon which he built a mansion called Wellwood House and later acquired Colstoun House in East Lothian through his wife Susan Georgina Fergusson The daughter of Sir James Fergusson 6th Baronet and Lady Edith Christian Ramsay she had inherited the property through her paternal great grandmother Christian Ramsay Countess of Dalhousie nee Broun of Colstoun References edit Leigh Rayment s Historical List of MPs Constituencies beginning with G part 1 No 27417 The London Gazette 18 March 1902 p 1885 External links editHansard 1803 2005 contributions in Parliament by John George Alexander BairdParliament of the United KingdomPreceded byGilbert Beith Member of Parliament for Glasgow Central1886 1906 Succeeded byAndrew Mitchell Torrance nbsp nbsp This article about a Scottish Conservative and Unionist or Unionist Party Scotland Member of the Parliament of the United Kingdom is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp nbsp This article about a Conservative Member of the Parliament of the United Kingdom born in the 1850s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John George Alexander Baird amp oldid 1189941014, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
