William Laird was a farmer and political figure on Prince Edward Island

Prince Edward Island

Prince Edward Island is a Canadian province consisting of an island of the same name, as well as other islands. The maritime province is the smallest in the nation in both land area and population...

. He represented 2nd Queens

2nd Queens

2nd Queens was an electoral district in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island, which elected two members to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1873 to 1993.The district comprised the western central portion of Queens County....

 in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island

Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island

The Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island, along with the Lieutenant-Governor, forms the parliament of the province. The General Assembly meets at Province House, which is located at the intersection of Richmond and Great George Streets in Charlottetown....

 from 1908 to 1911 as a Liberal

Prince Edward Island Liberal Party

The Prince Edward Island Liberal Party is a major political party in the province of Prince Edward Island, Canada. The PEI Liberals are aligned with the federal Liberal Party of Canada. The party is led by Robert Ghiz, a former member of the staff of the Prime Minister's Office under Prime Minister...

.

He was born in New Glasgow, Prince Edward Island

New Glasgow, Prince Edward Island

New Glasgow is an unincorporated area located in Queens County in the central portion of Prince Edward Island, south-west of North Rustico. It is situated on the Hunter River.-Climate:-External links:*...

, the son of Alexander Laird

Alexander Laird

Alexander Laird was a Scottish-born farmer and political figure in Prince Edward Island. He represented 1st Queens from 1850 to 1853 and from 1854 to 1859 as a Conservative and 2nd Queens from 1859 to 1866 as a Liberal in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island.A native of Kilmacolm, he...

 and Janet Orr. Laird married Eliza Jane Bradshaw in 1866. He served in the militia, reaching the rank of captain. He ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the provincial assembly in 1882. Laird resigned his seat in the assembly in 1911 due to poor health and died later that year in New Glasgow at the age of 75.

His brothers Alexander

Alexander Laird, Jr.

Alexander Laird was a farmer and political figure in Prince Edward Island. He represented 4th Prince in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1867 to 1870 and served in the Legislative Council from 1874 to 1882 and from 1886 to 1896 as a Liberal member.He was born in New Glasgow,...

 and David

David Laird

David Laird, PC was the first resident Lieutenant Governor of Northwest Territories, Canada. He was the fifth Lieutenant Governor in charge of the territory....

also served in the assembly; David was also a member of the Canadian House of Commons and Lieutenant-Governor of the North West Territories.