Sir John Baird of Newbyth, Baronet

SIR JOHN BAIRD OF NEWBYTH Baronet

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Biographical Summary

Sir John Baird, Baronet [S. 1660 and 1680], of Newbyth, 1st s. and h. ; suc. to the Baronetcies 17 Feb. 1737; was M.P. for co. Edinburgh, 1715-22. He m. Janet, only da. of the Hon. Sir David Dalrymple, 1st Baronet [B. 1700], Lord Advocate [S.], by Janet, da. of Sir James Rochead. He d. s.p. at Berwick, Sep. 1745, when the Baronetcies [1660 and 1680] became extinct. His widow, who was b. 31 March 1698, m. Gen. the Hon. James St. Clair, of Dysart, who d. 30 Nov. 1762, and d. s.p. in London, 8 Jan. 1766, aged 68. Complete baronetage; Cokayne, George E. (George Edward); 1903; Vol. III; page 331

SIR JOHN BAIRD OF NEWBYTH Baronet

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