John Baird, 1st Viscount Stonehaven
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The Right Honourable The Viscount Stonehaven GCMG, DSO, PC, JP, DL |
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| 8th Governor-General of Australia | |
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In office 8 October 1925 – 21 January 1931 |
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| Monarch | George V |
| Prime Minister |
Stanley Bruce James Scullin |
| Preceded by | The Lord Forster |
| Succeeded by | Sir Isaac Isaacs |
| Minister of Transport | |
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In office 31 October 1922 – 22 January 1924 |
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| Monarch | George V |
| Prime Minister |
Andrew Bonar Law Stanley Baldwin |
| Preceded by | The Earl of Crawford |
| Succeeded by | Harry Gosling |
| First Commissioner of Works | |
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In office 31 October 1922 – 22 January 1924 |
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| Monarch | George V |
| Prime Minister |
Andrew Bonar Law Stanley Baldwin |
| Preceded by | The Earl of Crawford |
| Succeeded by | Fred Jowett |
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27 April 1874 Chelsea, London United Kingdom |
| Died | 20 August 1941 (aged 67) Ury House Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire United Kingdom |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Sydney Keith-Falconer, 11th Countess of Kintore (1874–1974) |
| Alma mater | Christ Church, Oxford |
John Lawrence Baird, 1st Viscount Stonehaven GCMG, DSO, PC, JP, DL (27 April 1874 – 20 August 1941), known as Sir John Baird, Bt, between 1920 and 1925 and as The Lord Stonehaven between 1925 and 1938, was a British Conservative politician, who served as a Member of Parliament, government minister, eighth Governor-General of Australia, and Chairman of the Conservative Party.
Baird was born in Chelsea, London, the son of Sir Alexander Baird, 1st Baronet, and the Hon. Annette Maria, daughter of Lawrence Palk, 1st Baron Haldon. 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). In 1894 he served as an aide-de-camp to the Governor of New South Wales, then entered the diplomatic service. He was appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George in 1904 and retired from the Diplomatic Service in 1908.
He was a Deputy Lieutenant for Kincardineshire from 5 January 1900.
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