Samuel Thomas Baird (May 5, 1861 – April 22, 1899) was a U.S. Representative from Louisiana.

Samuel T. Baird
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Louisiana's 5th district
In office
March 4, 1897 – April 22, 1899
Preceded byCharles J. Boatner
Succeeded byJoseph E. Ransdell
Personal details
Born(1851-05-05)May 5, 1851
Oak Ridge, Louisiana, U.S.
DiedApril 22, 1899(1899-04-22) (aged 47)
Washington, D.C.
Resting placeChrist Church Cemetery, Bastrop, Louisiana
Political partyDemocratic
OccupationAttorney, politician

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.

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References

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  • United States Congress. "Samuel T. Baird (id: B000055)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
  •   "Baird, Samuel T.". The Biographical Dictionary of America. Vol. 1. 1906. p. 189.
  • "congress-legislators". GitHub. @unitedstates. 28 July 2023. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Louisiana's 5th congressional district

1897–1899
Succeeded by