Sir David Baird, 2nd Baronet, of Newbyth (1795 – 8 January 1852) was a British baronet and captain in the British Army.
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Early life
David Baird was born in 1795, the son of Robert Baird and Hersey Christina Maria Gavin.
His paternal grandparents were Alicia (née Johnston) Baird and Edinburgh merchant, William Baird of Newbyth (himself a grandson of Sir Robert Baird, 3rd Baronet, of Saughtonhall, and cousin and heir of Sir John Baird, 2nd Baronet, of Newbyth).
Career
Baird was a Captain in the British Army.
On 18 August 1829, he succeeded his uncle, David Baird, to the Baird baronetcy of Newbyth House, Haddingtonshire. It was the second creation of the Baird baronetcy of Newbyth, the first creation was in 1680 and became extinct upon the death of Sir John Baird, Bt in 1745. The second creation, for his uncle, was created in 1809.
Personal life
On 10 August 1821 he married Lady Anne Kennedy (1797–1877), daughter of Sir Archibald Kennedy, 1st Marquess of Ailsa and Margaret Erskine of Dun. Together, they had ten children:
