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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 27 January 2025. Scottish inventor, known for first demonstrating television (1888–1946) John Logie Baird FRSE Baird in 1917 Born (1888-08-13) 13 August 1888 Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire, Scotland Died 14 June 1946 (1946-06-14) (aged 57) Bexhill, Sussex, England Resting place Baird family grave in ...
John Baird I (1798–1859), Glasgow architect; John Logie Baird (1888–1946), Scottish engineer, invented the first working television system; John Wallace Baird (1869–1919), Canadian psychologist; John Washington Baird (1852–1923), American chess master; John Baird, founder of the Create a Comic Project
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James Richard Baird [3] (born June 4, 1945) [4] is an American businessman and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Indiana's 4th congressional district since 2019. A member of the Republican Party , Baird served from 2010 to 2018 as a member of the Indiana House of Representatives [ 5 ] and as a Putnam County commissioner from ...
Baird was born in Chelsea, London, [1] [2] son of Sir Alexander Baird, 1st Baronet, and wife The Hon. Annette Maria, daughter of Lawrence Palk, 1st Baron Haldon. [3] He was educated at Eton and Christ Church, Oxford, but left university without graduating. He was commissioned in the Lanarkshire Yeomanry (later the Scottish Horse).
Vernon Eulion Jordan Jr. (August 15, 1935 – March 1, 2021) was an American business executive and civil rights attorney who worked for various civil rights movement organizations before becoming a close advisor to President Bill Clinton.
J.L. Compton: Helena: Lewis and Clark: Montana Territory: April 30, 1870: Accused of murder: A one-thousand-member vigilance committee accused the two men of shooting and robbing an old man named George Lenhart. Their fate was decided on the courthouse steps by mock trial, because "the law was tedious, expensive, and uncertain."
Lee J. Cobb (born Leo Jacoby; [2] [3] December 8, 1911 – February 11, 1976) was an American actor, known both for film roles and his work on the Broadway stage, as well as for his television role in the series, The Virginian. [4]