Sir David Baird, 3rd Baronet, of Newbyth, DL (26 January 1832 – 12 October 1913) was a Scottish army officer and landowner.
Life
David Baird was born on 21 January 1832 in
Prestonkirk
East Linton is a village and former police burgh in East Lothian, Scotland, situated on the River Tyne and A199 road (former A1 road) five miles east of Haddington, with an estimated population of in .
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,
Haddingtonshire
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In 1975, the historic county was incorporated for loca ...
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Sir David Baird, 2nd Baronet
Sir David Baird, 2nd Baronet, of Newbyth (1795 – 8 January 1852) was a British baronet and captain in the British army.
Life
David Baird was born in 1795, the son of Robert Baird and Hersey Christina Maria Gavin. On 10 August 1821 he marri ...
, and Lady Anne Kennedy. He was baptised on 26 January. He succeeded his father in the baronetcy as the eldest surviving son in 1852.
Baird served as an officer with the 74th Regiment of Foot in the
Xhosa Wars
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of 1851–1852, in the
Crimean War
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Indian Mutiny
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. He was subsequently a captain in the
98th Regiment of Foot
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, and was promoted to be major in the 74th Highlanders.
Baird was a member of two famous London clubs: the
Army and Navy Club
The Army and Navy Club, commonly known as The Rag, is a private members' club in London that was founded in 1837 for officers of the British Army, the Royal Navy and the Royal Marines.White's Club. He was also Deputy Lieutenant for the counties of East Lothian and
Midlothian
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.
Baird died at his Scottish residence at Preston Kirby, Haddingtonshire, on 12 October 1913, at the age of 81. He had been ill for some time, and on the Saturday prior underwent an operation. He is buried with his wife in
Whitekirk
Whitekirk is a small settlement in East Lothian, Scotland. Together with the nearby settlement of Tyninghame, it gives its name to the parish of Whitekirk and Tyninghame.
Whitekirk
Whitekirk is from North Berwick, from Dunbar and east of Ed ...
graveyard in East Lothian.
Family
Sir David married Ellen, daughter and heiress of
Charles Stuart, 12th Lord Blantyre
Charles Stuart, 12th Lord Blantyre, (21 December 1818 – 15 December 1900), styled Master of Blantyre from birth until 1830, was a Scottish nobleman and landowner with of titled lands.
Born at Lennoxlove House, he was the second son of Maj. ...
, in 1864. Around the turn of the century they inherited
Lennoxlove House
Lennoxlove House is a historic house set in woodlands half a mile south of Haddington in East Lothian, Scotland. The house comprises a 15th-century tower, originally known as Lethington Castle, and has been extended several times, principally i ...
near Haddington and settled Newbyth House upon his son and heir David Baird (1865–1941).
See also
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Baird baronets
There have been four baronetcies created for persons with the surname Baird, two in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia and two in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom
Baronets are hereditary titles awarded by the Crown. The current baronetage of th ...
The Glasgow Herald
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The Daily Telegraph
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National Portrait Gallery National Portrait Gallery may refer to:
* National Portrait Gallery (Australia), in Canberra
* National Portrait Gallery (Sweden), in Mariefred
*National Portrait Gallery (United States), in Washington, D.C.
*National Portrait Gallery, London
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The Morning Post
''The Morning Post'' was a conservative daily newspaper published in London from 1772 to 1937, when it was acquired by ''The Daily Telegraph''.
History
The paper was founded by John Bell. According to historian Robert Darnton, ''The Morning ...
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David
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The Tel Dan stele, an Aramaic-inscribed stone erected by a king of Aram-Dam ...