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Baird was elected to the House of Commons for Rugby in the January 1910 general election as a Conservative, and was private secretary to the Leader of the Conservative Party, Andrew Bonar Law, between 1911 and 1916.
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Prosecutor Baird immediately assumed he was hiding out there after the shooting and began preparing an indictment.
Miss Mary Ross of Baird was maid of honor, and bridesmaids were Miss Pat Dawson of Austin, Mrs. Howard M. Dean of Hinsdale, Ill., and Mrs. James A. Reeder of Shreveport, La..
Lord Stonehaven ( as John Baird ) was Minister for Transport in the Cabinets of Andrew Bonar Law and Stanley Baldwin ; and after his return to Britain he became Chairman of the UK Conservative Party.
His mother was Charlotte, youngest daughter of William Baird of Newbyth.
In 1993, Reno was nominated and confirmed as the first female Attorney General under Bill Clinton, after both of his previous choices, Zoe Baird and Kimba Wood, had problems when it was revealed both had previously employed illegal immigrants as nannies.
During the season Baird was fired as GM and replaced by Dayton Moore.
Remarkably, in 1927 Baird also invented the world's first video recording system, " Phonovision ": by modulating the output signal of his TV camera down to the audio range, he was able to capture the signal on a 10-inch wax audio disc using conventional audio recording technology.
John Logie Baird ( 13 August 188814 June 1946 ) was a Scottish engineer and inventor of the world's first practical, publicly demonstrated television system, and also the world's first fully electronic colour television tube.
In 2002, Logie Baird was ranked number 44 in the BBC's list of the " 100 Greatest Britons " following a UK-wide vote.
In 2006, Logie Baird was also named as one of the 10 greatest Scottish scientists in history, having been listed in the National Library of Scotland's ' Scottish Science Hall of Fame '.
The " Baird " brand name was first owned by Thorn-EMI and was sold off to a small Chinese manufacturer when Thorn-EMI was dissolved.
Baird was born in Helensburgh, Argyll and Bute ( then Dunbartonshire ).
Although the development of television was the result of work by many inventors, Baird was a prominent pioneer and made major advances in the field.
Baird was the direct beneficiary of Korn's research and success.
Baird built what was to become the world's first working television set using items including an old hatbox and a pair of scissors, some darning needles, a few bicycle light lenses, a used tea chest, and sealing wax and glue that he purchased.
In 1932, Baird was the first person in Britain to demonstrate ultra-short wave transmission.
The Baird system at the time involved an intermediate film process, where footage was shot on cinefilm which was rapidly developed and scanned.
The trial was due to last 6 months but the BBC were forced to cease broadcasts with the Baird system in February 1937, due to a disastrous fire in the Baird studio.
It was becoming apparent to the BBC that the Baird system would ultimately fail due in large part to the lack of mobility of the Baird system's cameras, with their developer tanks, hoses, and cables.
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That same year he was elected the first President of the Hastings, St. Leonard's and District Radio Society, whose inaugural lecture was delivered on 28 April 1924 by John Logie Baird.
Baird was elected as a candidate for the Conservative Party of Canada in the 2006 federal election when his party won a minority government over Paul Martin's Liberal Party.
Baird was elected, defeating Liberal candidate Lee Farnworth by about 5, 000 votes.
Baird indicated that the government would keep the funding at least until the November election, but added that the Council elected in November will have the final say on the issue.
The Canadian Directory of Parliament states that George Frederick Baird was declared duly elected by a court decision.
By-election: On Mr. King being declared not duly elected, 25 February 1892, George Frederick Baird was declared elected by a court decision.
Founding members were Reg Russom, Unk White, Syd Nicholls, Jack Quayle, John Wiseman, Jack Baird, Joe Jonsson, Cyril Samuels, Frank Jessop, Brodie Mack, Mick Paul, Harry J Weston, Jack Waring, Syd Miller, Arthur Mailey, F H Cumberworth, Fred Knowles and Cecil Hartt, who was elected president.
A 28 man Radical Committee for organising a Provisional Government elected by delegates of local " unions " elected officers and decided to arrange military training for its supporters, giving some responsibility for the training programme to a Condorrat weaver with army experience, John Baird.
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What is now the Baird Community House was up until about 1920 the clubhouse for a golf course that encompassed what is now Meadowlands Park.
James Baird Weaver ( June 12, 1833 – February 6, 1912 ) was a United States politician and member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Iowa as a member of the Greenback Party.
Jean Baird, David McFadden and George Stanley, Vancouver / Toronto, ( printed at ) Coach House Books, 2005.
The Federal Accountability Act in response to the sponsorship scandal, President of the Treasury Board, the Honourable John Baird introduced the bill to the Canadian House of Commons on 11 April 2006.
Thereafter, Baird was involved in many high profile cases at the bar, regularly defending in murders, robberies, drug cases, fraud and bribery cases at the Old Bailey and on appeal to the Court of Appeal and House of Lords.
Baird lost her seat in the House of Commons on 7 May 2010 at the 2010 General Election, with a 21. 8 % swing, the largest against Labour in the General Election and the first time in the history of the constituency the Labour Party had ever lost the seat in Redcar.
In June 2007 Baird became the Solicitor General for England and Wales, the Senior Law Officer in the House of Commons and the Government ’ s Chief Legal Adviser and Criminal Justice Minister, a position she held jointly with the Attorney General, Baroness Scotland.
Baird was responsible for answering Oral Questions on behalf of the Law Officers on the floor of the House of Commons, she responded to debates on witness anonymity, boiler room fraud, human trafficking, the Corston Review on vulnerable women in prison and many other criminal justice and police-related issues.
Baird submitted receipts under a " miscellaneous items " claim, and House of Commons officials denied payment.
He was the Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Leader of the House of Lords Valerie Amos from the 2005 General Election until September 2006, and was PPS to Vera Baird until Sept 2009 when he resigned in protest against Baroness Scotland remaining in government.
Baird was a Liberal member of the Australian House of Representatives from October 1998 to November 2007, representing the electorate of Cook, New South Wales.
Conservative Government House Leader John Baird paid homage to Milliken ’ s career, recalling a meeting he ’ d had with the Speaker of the British House of Commons.
For a Canadian to hear that from a British Speaker is a pretty remarkable conclusion and assessment of your role as Speaker .” Baird predicted that Milliken would “ go down in history as, if not one of the best Speakers, the best Speaker the House of Commons has ever had .”
Baird was sworn in as Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, replacing Jay Hill, on August 6, 2010, in the Conservative Government.
Baird was given additional responsibilities as Government House Leader in June 2003 after Chris Stockwell was forced to resign following allegations that he had used government funds for a family vacation.
Both Baird and Flaherty left provincial politics in 2005 to campaign for the federal House of Commons.
All Conservative MPs who were present in the House, including Baird, voted against the motion, which passed with the support of the three opposition parties.
Baird said in a House of Commons Committee that his government would not consider the implementation of a carbon tax.
Representative Brian Baird, who has a PhD in clinical psychology, was one of the 13 Congressmen to abstain from the condemnation of the study, stated that of the 535 members of the House and Senate less than 10 had actually read the study, and even fewer were qualified to evaluate it based on its merit.
and worked with Minister John Baird to pass the Federal Accountability Act through the Canadian House of Commons.
Several Republicans took leadership positions in Washington, particularly Senators William Boyd Allison, Jonathan P. Dolliver, and Albert Baird Cummins, as well as Speaker of the House David Henderson.
During the 1970s the House of Fraser Group acquired more companies including: T. Baird & Sons Ltd of Scotland, Switzer & Co. Ltd, Dublin, Ireland and E. Dingle & Co. Ltd, Chiesmans Ltd, Hide & Co and the Army & Navy Stores in southern England, as well as a number of independent stores, totalling over fifty stores during the decade.
Canada Lands Company Limited ( CLCL ) is an arms length, self-financing Crown corporation reporting to Parliament through the Honourable John Baird, Leader of the Government in the House of Commons.
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