Baird, Henry S. (Henry Samuel), 1800-1875
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Lawyer from Greenbay, Wisconsin who was active in territorial politics and Indian affairs.
From the description of Henry Baird letters from Belmont 1836. (State Historical Society of Iowa, Library). WorldCat record id: 72839386
Born in Dublin, Ireland, May 16, 1800 ; came with his parents to U.S., 1805 ; studied law at Pittsburgh and Cleveland, Ohio ; settled at Mackinaw, Mich., 1822 ; was admitted to the bar, 1823 ; moved to Green Bay, Wis., 1824 ; served as quartermaster-general in the Black Hawk war, 1832 ; president of first legislative council of Wisconsin Territory, 1836 ; secretary to Gov. H. Dodge when negotiating treaty with Menomee Indians, 1846 ; member of constitutional convention ; Mayor of Green Bay, 1861-1862 ; died in Green Bay, Apr. 28, 1875. (from Appleton. Wisconsin hist. coll. v.7, p.424-443) (Blue index cards)
From the description of Baird family papers, 1798-1853. (Detroit Public Library). WorldCat record id: 316992061
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Subjects:
- Banks and banking
- Dakota Indians
- Draft
- Fires
- Frontier and pioneer life
- Fur trade
- Indians of North America
- Land owners
- Lawyers
- Menominee Indians
- Real property
- Real estate agents
- Stockbridge Indians
- Winnebago Indians
Occupations:
- Fur traders
Places:
- Iowa (as recorded)
- Fort Howard (Wis.) (as recorded)
- Brown County (Wis.) (as recorded)
- Wisconsin (as recorded)
- Fort Mackinac (Mackinac Island, Mich.) (as recorded)
- United States (as recorded)
- Belmont (Wis.) (as recorded)
- Minnesota (as recorded)
- Belmont (Wis.) (as recorded)
- Green Bay (Wis.) (as recorded)
- Minnesota (as recorded)
- Brown County (Wis.) (as recorded)
- Wisconsin--Green Bay (as recorded)
- Wisconsin (as recorded)
- Wisconsin--Peshtigo (as recorded)
- Prairie du Chien (Wis.) (as recorded)
- Green Bay (Wis.) (as recorded)
- Wisconsin--Green Bay (as recorded)
- Milwaukee (Wis.) (as recorded)
- United States (as recorded)
- Wisconsin--Brown County (as recorded)
- Milwaukee (Wis.) (as recorded)
- Wisconsin (as recorded)
