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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—New JerseyDavid BAIRD, Jr.
(1881-1955)
Senate Years of Service:
1929-1930Party: RepublicanBAIRD, David, Jr., (son of
David Baird), a Senator from New Jersey; born in Camden, N.J.,
October 10, 1881; attended the Raymond Academy at Camden and Penn
Charter School in Philadelphia, Penn.; graduated from Lawrenceville
(N.J.) School in 1899 and from Princeton University in 1903;
engaged in lumber business and banking in Camden, N.J., from 1903
to 1929; appointed on November 30, 1929, as a Republican to the
United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation
of Walter E. Edge, and served from November 30, 1929, to December
2, 1930, when a duly elected successor qualified; not a candidate
for election to the vacancy in 1930; unsuccessful candidate for
Governor of New Jersey in 1931; resumed former business pursuits;
appointed by the Governor to the Delaware River Joint Commission to
fill an unexpired term in 1938; engaged in insurance brokerage
business; died in Camden, N.J., February 28, 1955; interment in
Harleigh Cemetery.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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