Samuel T. Baird
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Samuel Thomas Baird was a U.S. Representative
from Louisiana
.
Born in Oak Ridge, Morehouse Parish, Louisiana
, Baird was educated under private tutors and attended the Vincennes (Indiana) University.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar in 1882 and commenced practice in Bastrop, Morehouse Parish, Louisiana
.
He served as district attorney of the sixth judicial district 1884-1888.
He served as district judge of the sixth judicial district 1888-1892.
He resumed the practice of law in Bastrop.
He served as member of the State senate in 1896.
He served as delegate to the Democratic National Convention at Chicago in 1896.
Baird was elected as a Democrat
to the Fifty-fifth and Fifty-sixth Congresses and served from March 4, 1897, until his death in Washington, D.C.
, April 22, 1899.
He was interred in Christ Church Cemetery, Bastrop, Louisiana
.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Louisiana
Louisiana
Louisiana is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans. Louisiana is the only state in the U.S. with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties...
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Born in Oak Ridge, Morehouse Parish, Louisiana
Morehouse Parish, Louisiana
Morehouse Parish is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The parish seat is Bastrop. In 2000, the parish population was 31,021....
, Baird was educated under private tutors and attended the Vincennes (Indiana) University.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar in 1882 and commenced practice in Bastrop, Morehouse Parish, Louisiana
Morehouse Parish, Louisiana
Morehouse Parish is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The parish seat is Bastrop. In 2000, the parish population was 31,021....
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He served as district attorney of the sixth judicial district 1884-1888.
He served as district judge of the sixth judicial district 1888-1892.
He resumed the practice of law in Bastrop.
He served as member of the State senate in 1896.
He served as delegate to the Democratic National Convention at Chicago in 1896.
Baird was elected as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
to the Fifty-fifth and Fifty-sixth Congresses and served from March 4, 1897, until his death in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
, April 22, 1899.
He was interred in Christ Church Cemetery, Bastrop, Louisiana
Bastrop, Louisiana
Bastrop is a city in and the parish seat of Morehouse Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 12,988 at the 2000 census. It is the principal city of and is included in the Bastrop, Louisiana Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Monroe-Bastrop, Louisiana Combined...
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