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About George Alexander Baird
George Alexander Baird was a wealthy British race horse owner, breeder and the most successful amateur jockey of his day, who rode under the assumed name of Mr Abington. He was a controversial figure, at times in conflict with the establishment, "warned off" for his aggressive riding behaviour, implicated in a prize fight fixing scandal. and named as co-respondent in two divorce cases. He had a relationship with Lillie Langtry, noted actress and former mistress of the Prince of Wales. Baird died at age thirty-three of pneumonia in a hotel room in New Orleans, Louisiana, after traveling there for prize fights with men he sponsored.
Everything about George Alexander Baird →- Occupation
- jockey
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Born
- September 30, 1861
- Died
- March 18, 1893