other uses Image Richard Lauder.jpg thumb right 200px Richard Lauder, Laird of Haltoun A Laird pron en l rd layrd is a member of the gentry and is a heritable title in Scotland . In the non peerage table of precedence, a Laird ranks below a Baron and above an Esquire . Etymology The word Laird, known to have been used as far back as the 15th century and further, is a shortened form of laverd , which ... from the Middle English word lard also meaning Lord . History and definition A Laird is a member .... 7 ref The title of Laird may carry certain local or feudal rights. A Lairdship carried voting rights ... representatives from each county who were known as Commissioners of the Shires, who came from the Laird ... qualification 40 shillings of old extent . A Laird is said to hold a Lairdship. A woman ... and signifying the same, Laird is not a title of nobility . The title of Laird is a corporeal hereditament ... rights assigned to it. However, a Laird possessing a Scottish heraldry Coat of Arms registered .... Such an individual can be recognised as a Laird by the formal recognition of a territorial ... to address a Chief, Chieftain or Laird url http www.debretts.com forms of address titles scottish and irish ... of Address Formally, a Laird is styled as The Much Honoured Forename Surname of Lairdship or The Much Honoured The Laird of Lairdship or The Much Honoured Forename Surname , Laird of Lairdship The wife of a Laird or a woman holds a lairdship in her own right is normally styled Lady and is formally styled ... of her name. Neither are titles of nobility or peerage. The younger children of a laird are styled ... cases laird is translated as lord , but this can cause confusion. See also Forms of address in the United Kingdom Lord Laird surname Notes Reflist References morefootnotes date June 2009 Michael Perelman ... society Category Scottish titles Category Feudalism da Laird de Laird fr Laird nl Laird pl Laird szkocki ru fi Laird sv Laird ... more details
James Laird is the name of James Laird politician 1849 1889 , Nebraska Congress member James Laird journalist , Philadelphia journalist See also Jim Laird 1897 1970 , American football player hndis Laird, James ... more details
Laird may refer to A Laird is a hereditary title of Gentry in Scotland Laird surname Places Laird, Ontario , Canada Laird, Saskatchewan , Canada Laird No. 404, Saskatchewan , Canada Laird, Colorado , USA Hopewell, Benton County, Mississippi , formerly LairdLaird Hill, Texas , USA Laird Township, Michigan , USA Laird Township, Phelps County, Nebraska Penn Laird, Virginia , USA Other Laird Group Laird PLC , British electronics and technology business Cammell Laird , British shipbuilding firm Cammell Laird F.C. , English football club based in Birkenhead, Merseyside Laird v. Tatum , 1972 U.S. Supreme Court case concerning government surveillance of political activity Massachusetts v. Laird , 1970 U.S. Supreme Court case concerning military conscription Stuart v. Laird , 1803 U.S. Supreme Court case concerning the judiciary People Laird Hamilton Charlton Laird 1901 1984 &ndash American linguist and lexicographer disambig Category Place name disambiguation pages de Laird Begriffskl rung it Laird pl Laird ... more details
Laird Township can refer to Laird Township, Ontario Laird Township, Michigan Laird Township, Phelps County, Nebraska geodis Long comment to avoid being listed on short pages ... more details
Margaret Laird is the name of Margaret B. Laird 1871 1968 , leader in the women s suffrage movement in New Jersey. Margaret Nicholl Laird 1897 1983 , American Baptist missionary hndis Laird, Margaret ... more details
John Laird is the name of John Laird philosopher 1887 1946 , Scottish philosopher John Laird California politician born 1950 , former California State Assembly member John Laird shipbuilder 1805 1874 , British shipbuilder and key figure in development of Birkenhead John Laird, Baron Laird born 1944 , British Member of the House of Lords and Ulster Unionist Politician John E. Laird born 1954 , computer scientist John Keith McBroom Laird 1907 1985 , Canadian author, barrister, and solicitor Jack Laird 1923 1991 , American television writer and actor hndis name Laird, John ... more details
William Laird is the name of William Laird shipbuilder 1780 1841 , Scottish shipbuilder and entrepreneur who founded the Cammell Laird shipyard at Birkenhead, England William Laird Canadian politician 1835 1911 , politician on Prince Edward Island, Canada William R. Laird, III 1916 1974 , United States Senator from West Virginia hndis Laird, William ... more details
About the surname Laird the Scottish title LairdLaird is a surname and a Scottish people Scottish title . Notable persons with that surname include Bruce Laird American football born 1950 , American pro football player Bruce Laird born 1950 , Australian cricketer Carobeth Laird 1895 1983 , American anthropologist Charlton Laird 1901 1984 &ndash American linguist and lexicographer David Laird 1833 1914 , Canadian politician Lieutenant Governor of Northwest Territories Davie Laird born 1936 , Scottish footballer Gerald Laird born 1979 , American professional baseball player James Laird politician 1849 1889 , American politician U.S. representative from Nebraska James Laird journalist contemporary , named on the master list of Nixon political opponents John Laird shipbuilder 1805 1874 , Scottish shipbuilder John Laird philosopher 1887 1946 , British philosopher John Laird California politician , American politician from California, state representative John Laird, Baron Laird born 1944 , an Ulster Unionist life peer John Keith McBroom Laird 1907 1985 , Canadian author, barrister, and solicitor Macgregor Laird 1808 1861 , Scottish merchant pioneer on the Niger River Marc Laird born 1986 , Scottish professional football player Margaret Nicholl Laird 1897 unknown , American Baptist missionary Matthew Laird contemporary , Canadian politician from British Columbia and author Melvin R. Laird born 1922 , American congressman and Secretary of Defense Mike Laird , PlayStation player and BMX rider Nick Laird born 1975 , Northern Ireland novelist and poet Nick Laird Clowes born 1957 , British musician and songwriter Paul Laird born 1958 , American musicologist Peter Laird born 1954 , American comic book artist Philip Johnson Laird born 1936 , American psychologist and author Rick Laird born 1941 , Irish jazz musician Scott Laird , English football player Stephen Laird floruit fl. 20th c. , American journalist alleged to be a Soviet spy in the 1930s Trevor Laird , British actor Walter ... more details
Other persons John Laird John Dunn Laird, Baron Laird of Artigarvan born 1944 is an Ulster Unionist life ... Young Unionist Council in 1970, Laird became the youngest member of the Parliament of Northern ... Saint Anne s in a by election caused by the death of his father, Norman Laird Dr Norman Laird ... election . He established John Laird Public Relations in 1976, which, now called JPR, ref http ... REGISTER OF LORDS INTERESTS UK Parliament ref He was created a life peer in 1999 as Baron Laird , of Artigarvan in the County Tyrone County of Tyrone . Laird studied at the Royal Belfast Academical ... Scots dialects Ulster Scots as a language , Lord Laird wants road signs in Irish, English and Ullans ... our language Gaelport, 9 January 2007 ref Laird served as head of the Ulster Scots Agency , before ... Lord Laird found himself at the centre of a minor scandal in 2005, when it was revealed that while chairman of the Ulster Scots agency, Laird had spent in excess of 2500 of public money on taxis between ... spending RootsWeb, February 2005 ref House of Lords Laird sits in the House of Lords as a crossbencher ... back to its people The Independent, 1 December 1999 ref Laird has used parliamentary privilege to speak ... , BBC News, 13 November 2007 ref Expenses Laird claimed parliamentary expenses of 73,000 in 2008 ... news.bbc.co.uk 1 hi northern ireland 8407836.stm Expense claims Lord Laird most expensive peer BBC News, 11 December 2009 ref 2007 Election Donegal In December 2006 Laird announced plans to stand in Donegal ... ni.com resources politician.aspx?dataid 365635 John Laird, Crossbencher Stratagem http www.nuzhound.com ... Lord Laird s own personal website http www.publications.parliament.uk pa ld201011 ldhansrd ldallfiles ... before Norman Laird title Member of Parliament for Belfast St Anne s Northern Ireland Parliament constituency ... Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Laird, John ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1944 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Laird, John Category 1944 births Category ... more details
The following articles may refer to the Laird of Torloisk Lachlan Og Maclean, 1st Laird of Torloisk Hector Maclean, 2nd Laird of Torloisk Lachlan Maclean, 3rd Laird of Torloisk Alexander Maclean, 4th Laird of Torloisk 1690 1715 , was captain in the Second battalion of the Scots Guards, and served in the Spanish wars at age twenty five, he had his leg broken at the Battle of Brihuega, in Spain, in 1710, by a musket ball, of which he fevered and died dying without children, he was succeeded by his cousin Donald Maclean, 5th Laird of Torloisk Hector Maclean, 6th Laird of Torloisk never married, and on his death in Glasgow on May 29, 1765, he was succeeded by his immediate younger brother Lachlan Maclean, 7th Laird of Torloisk disambiguation Category Lairds of Torloisk Category Titles in Scotland Torloisk ... more details
Rob Laird is the name of Rob Laird ice hockey born 1954 , hockey player Rob Laird Drive character hndis name Laird, Rob Short pages monitor This long comment was added to the page to prevent it being listed on Special Shortpages. It and the accompanying monitoring template were generated via Template Longcomment. Please do not remove the monitor template without removing the comment as well. ... more details
Donald Maclean, 1st Laird of Brolas , son of Hector Og Maclean, 15th Clan Chief Hector Og Maclean, 15th Chief Lauchlan Maclean, 2nd Laird of Brolas Donald Maclean, 3rd Laird of Brolas Sir Allan Maclean, 4th Laird of Brolas , who became Sir Allan Maclean, 6th Baronet and the 22nd Clan Chief disambiguation Category Titles in Scotland Brolas Category Lairds of Brolas ... more details
Infobox Company company name The Laird Group company logo Image Lairdlogo.PNG company type Public company Public lse LRD foundation 1824 location London , United Kingdom key people Nigel Keen Chair official Chairman br Peter Hill Chief Executive Officer CEO industry Electronics products revenue Pound sterling 528.8 million 2009 ref name prelims http www.laird plc.com laird media releases 2010pr 2010 03 10 2010 03 10 update.pdf Preliminary Results 2009 ref operating income Pound sterling 33.6 million ... parent subsid homepage http www.laird plc.com www.laird plc.com slogan footnotes Laird plc lse LRD is a leading ... 250 Index . History The company was founded by John Laird shipbuilder John Laird in 1824 as Birkenhead Ironworks in Liverpool . ref name history http www.laird plc.com laird about history 1824 1941 1824 Laird History 1824 1941 ref It launched its first ship in 1840. ref name history In 1903 it merged with Charles Cammell & Company Limited and, as Cammell Laird , went on to build numerous ... System . ref name history2 http www.laird plc.com laird about history 1942 1977 1955 Laird History ... plc.com laird about history 1978 1989 1980 Laird History 1978 1989 ref In the 1980s it moved into security products and in 1994 into electronics . ref name history4 http www.laird plc.com laird about history 1990 2001 1992 Laird History 1990 2001 ref In 2000 it disposed of its automotive industry ... of UK Based Laird s Automotive Component Activities Completed ref and more recently, in 2007, it disposed of its security business. ref http www.diyweek.net news news.asp?id 10452&title Laird Group waits for shareholder approval Laird Group waits for shareholder approval ref In 2008 it changed its name from Laird Group PLC to Laird PLC . ref http investing.businessweek.com research stocks snapshot ... as follows Laird Technologies, which is further organized into three divisions Laird Handset Products Laird Performance Materials Laird Wireless Systems References reflist External links http www.laird ... more details
Infobox planet minorplanet yes width 25em bgcolour FFFFC0 apsis name Laird symbol image caption discovery yes discovery ref discoverer Spacewatch discovery site Kitt Peak discovered January 4, 2000 designations yes mp name 16192 alt names 2000 AU207 mp category orbit ref epoch May 14, 2008 aphelion 2.8413199 perihelion 1.7742159 semimajor eccentricity 0.2311983 period 1280.5207679 avg speed inclination 2.45425 asc node 109.31538 mean anomaly 210.43962 arg peri 225.78201 satellites physical characteristics yes dimensions mass density surface grav escape velocity sidereal day axial tilt pole ecliptic lat pole ecliptic lon albedo temperatures temp name1 mean temp 1 max temp 1 temp name2 max temp 2 spectral type abs magnitude 15.8 16192 Laird 2000 AU207 is a Asteroid belt main belt asteroid discovered on January 4, 2000 by Spacewatch at Kitt Peak . References Reflist External links http ssd.jpl.nasa.gov sbdb.cgi?sstr 16192 Laird JPL Small Body Database Browser on 16192 Laird DEFAULTSORT Laird Category Main Belt asteroids Category Astronomical objects discovered in 2000 beltasteroid stub fa it 16192 Laird pl 16192 Laird pt 16192 Laird ... more details
Sally Ann Laird 2 May 1956 15 July 2010 was a United Kingdom British editor and translator who specialised in Russian literature. Laird studied at Oxford University and Harvard University , where she gained an MA in Soviet studies in 1981. Laird was USSR editor for the magazine Index on Censorship between June 1986 and November 1988, when she became editor in chief. She held the job until August 1989. After leaving the magazine she worked as a translator and editor. She translated a series of Russian novels. Later she co authored Till my Tale is Told Women s Memoirs of the Gulag and wrote Voices of Russian Literature Interviews with Ten Contemporary Writers. In 1993, Laird moved to Denmark . Laird and her husband Mark Le Fanu had one daughter. External links http www.indexoncensorship.org 2010 07 sally laird obituary Tribute at Index on Censorship Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Laird, Sally ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1956 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 2010 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Laird, Sally Category 1956 births Category 2010 deaths Category Alumni of the University of Oxford Category Harvard University alumni Category British editors Category British translators ... more details
Laird Plateau coor dm 82 0 S 157 0 E is a small plateau over 2,400 m standing 1 nautical mile 1.9 km northwest of Mount Hayter on the north side of the head of Lucy Glacier . It was seen by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition NZGSAE 1964 65 and named for the leader of this geological party to the area, Malcolm G. Laird , as was Cape Laird . usgs gazetteer antarctica geo stub Category Geography of Antarctica ... more details
Cape Laird coor dm 81 41 S 162 27 E is a rocky cape 8 nautical miles 15 km northwest of Cape May , along the west side of Ross Ice Shelf . It was named by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition NZGSAE 1960 61 for Malcolm G. Laird , a NZGSAE geologist who took a special interest in the peneplain surface above the cape s granite cliffs. usgs gazetteer Category Geography of Antarctica Laird, Cape RossDependency geo stub ... more details
Infobox MLB player name Brandon Laird image team New York Yankees number 75 position Third baseman birthdate birth date and age mf yes 1987 6 15 birthplace Cypress, California Cypress , California bats Right throws Right debutdate debutyear debutteam stat1label stat1value stat2label stat2value stat3label stat3value Brandon J. Laird born September 11, 1987 in Cypress, California Cypress , California is a third baseman in the New York Yankees organization. On August 2, 2010, Laird was promoted from Double A Trenton Thunder to Triple A Scranton Wilkes Barre Yankees . ref http www.nj.com mercer index.ssf 2010 08 thunder lose franklin ejected.html Thunder lose Franklin ejected Laird promoted ref Following the 2010 season, he was added to the Yankees 40 man roster in order to protect him from the Rule V Draft . ref http yankees.lhblogs.com 2010 11 19 yankees add three to 40 man roster ref Laird was named both the Most Valuable Player and Rookie of the Year of the Eastern League baseball Eastern League in 2010, following a breakout season. ref http blogs.thetimes tribune.com yankees ?p 7237 ref Personal Brandon s brother, Gerald Laird Gerald is a catcher for the St. Louis Cardinals . ref http detnews.com article 20100626 SPORTS0104 6260379 Brandon is the Laird with the hot bat Brandon is the Laird with the hot bat ref In December of 2009 Laird and his brother were arrested following a brawl at US Airways Center during a Phoenix Suns Boston Celtics game. ref http www.mlive.com tigers index.ssf 2009 12 tigers gerald laird brother ar.html Tigers Gerald Laird, brother arrested in brawl at Suns Celtics game ref References reflist External links baseballstats mlb espn br fangraphs paE05008 cube L brandon laird brm laird 001bra http www.nj.com yankees index.ssf 2011 02 yankees prospect brandon laird shows major signs of progress.html Yankees prospect Brandon Laird shows major signs of progress New Jersey Star Ledger New York Yankees roster navbox DEFAULTSORT Laird, Brandon Category ... more details
Norman Laird 1906&ndash 28 April 1970 was a doctor and unionist Ireland unionist politician in Northern Ireland . Laird studied at the Royal Belfast Academical Institution and the Queen s University of Belfast . He became a doctor and joined the Ulster Unionist Party UUP , and chaired its St Anne s branch from 1948 until 1969. He was awarded an OBE in 1961. ref name biog http www.election.demon.co.uk stormont biographies.html Biographies of Members of the Northern Ireland House of Commons ref Laird was elected for the UUP in Belfast St Anne s UK Parliament constituency Belfast St Anne s at the Northern Ireland general election, 1969 . ref name biog In March 1970, he was one of five UUP MPs expelled from the Ulster Unionist parliamentary party for refusing to support the government in a vote of no confidence . ref J. R. Hill, A New History of Ireland Volume VII Ireland 1921 84 , p.341 ref He died the following month. In the ensuing by election, his seat was won by his son, John Laird, Baron Laird John Laird . ref name biog References references start box s par ni succession box before Edmond Warnock title Member of Parliament for Belfast St Anne s Northern Ireland Parliament constituency Belfast St Anne s after John Laird, Baron Laird John Laird years 1969&ndash 1970 end box Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Laird, Norman ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Laird, Norman Category 1906 births Category 1970 deaths Category Alumni of Queen s University Belfast Category Medical doctors from Northern Ireland Category Members of the Parliament of Northern Ireland 1969 1973 Category Officers of the Order of the British Empire Category Old Instonians Category Ulster Unionist Party politicians ... more details
Macgregor Laird 1808 9 January 1861 was a Scotland Scottish merchant pioneer of United Kingdom British trade on the River Niger . Laird was born at Greenock , the younger son of William Laird shipbuilder William Laird , founder of the Birkenhead firm of shipbuilders of that name. In 1831, Laird and certain Liverpool merchants formed a company for the commercial development of the Niger regions, the lower course of the Niger having been made known that year by Richard Lemon Lander and John Lander explorer John Lander . In 1832, the company sent two small ships to the Niger, the Alburkah , a paddle wheel steamer of fifty five tons designed by Laird, the first iron vessel to make an ocean voyage. Laird went with the expedition, which was led by Richard Lander and forty eight Europeans, all but nine of whom died from fever or, in the case of Lander, from wounds. Laird went up the Niger to the confluence of the Benue then called the Shary or Tchadda , which he was the first white man to ascend ... returned to Liverpool in 1834. Laird and Surgeon R. A. K. Oldfield were the only surviving officers ... on the orders of the Admiralty to survey the river. In 1837, Laird and Oldfield published the Narrative ... had been unsuccessful commercially, but Laird had gained experience invaluable to his successors ... Balfour Baikie W. B. Baikie made so successful a voyage that Laird induced the government to sign ... the death of Laird and Baikie, British traders continued to frequent the river, which Laird had opened up with little or no personal advantage. Laird s interests were not, however, wholly African. In 1837 ... Europe entirely under steam. Laird died in London in 1861. 1911 Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Laird, Macgregor ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1808 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 9 January 1861 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Laird, Macgregor Category Explorers of Africa ... Laird ... more details
Infobox Person name Carobeth Tucker Laird image image size caption birth date July 20, 1895 birth place Coleman, Texas death date August 5, 1983 death place education occupation Writer , Ethnologist spouse 1 John P. Harrington 2 George Laird parents children Carobeth Tucker Laird July 20, 1895 August 5, 1983 is known for her ethnographic studies of the Chemehuevi people of southeastern California and western Arizona. Her book, The Chemehuevi , was characterized by ethnographer Lowell John Bean 1985 5 as one of the finest, most detailed ethnographies ever written . Carobeth Tucker was born ... was troubled. They were divorced in 1922, and Carobeth married George Laird, her principal Chemehuevi Informant linguistics informant . During the period prior to George Laird s death in 1940, Carobeth Laird collected extensive information on the Chemehuevi, particularly concerning language and Chemehuevi ... of California and Great Basin Anthropology Journal of California Anthropology . Carobeth Laird also ... some critical acclaim, and Limbo 1979 , a description of her experiences in a nursing home. Laird ..., Lowell John. 1985. Memorial to Carobeth Laird 1895 1983 . Journal of California and Great Basin Anthropology 7 3 6. Laird, Carobeth. 1975. Encounter with an Angry God Recollections of My Life with John Peabody Harrington . Malki Museum Press, Banning, California. ISBN 978 0 8263 1414 7 Laird, Carobeth. 1976. The Chemehuevis . Malki Museum Press, Banning, California. Laird, Carobeth. 1979. Limbo . Chandler & Sharp, Novato, California. ISBN 978 0 88316 536 2 Laird, Carobeth. 1984. Mirror and Pattern George Laird s World of Chemehuevi Mythology . Malki Museum Press, Banning, California. Lawton, Harry W. 1976. Forward . In The Chemehuevis , by Carobeth Laird, pp. vii xii. Malki Museum Press, Banning, California. Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Laird, Carobeth ALTERNATIVE ... 5, 1983 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Laird, Carobeth Category 1895 births Category 1983 deaths Category ... more details
refimprove date April 2009 Trevor Laird born 1957 is an England English actor. Born in London , Laird appeared in the 1979 film Quadrophenia film Quadrophenia as Ferdy, a drug supplier for the main character Jimmy. His breakthrough role was in the 1980 cult classic Babylon film Babylon . He also appeared in the 1986 Doctor Who serial Mindwarp as the guard commander List of Doctor Who henchmen Frax Frax . He later returned to Doctor Who in the role of Clive Jones , father of the Tenth Doctor s companion Martha Jones . External links imdb name id 0481994 name Trevor Laird Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata Persondata NAME Laird, Trevor ALTERNATIVE NAMES Trevor H. Laird SHORT DESCRIPTION English actor DATE OF BIRTH 1957 PLACE OF BIRTH London , England DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH Lives in Witney Oxfordshire DEFAULTSORT Laird, Trevor Category English television actors Category Living people Category 1957 births Category Black British actors England tv actor stub ... more details
Infobox afl player firstname Chris lastname Laird image image name birthdate 20 May 1893 birthplace originalteam heightweight 180 cm 73 kg dead deathdate deathplace debutdate 1918 debutteam Sydney Swans South Melbourne debutopponent debutstadium playingteams Sydney Swans South Melbourne 1918 22 59 games, 99 goals coach coachingteams statsend 1922 careerhighlights Chris Laird born 20 May 1893 was an Australian rules football er who played for Sydney Swans South Melbourne in the Australian Football League VFL . Laird spent five seasons with South Melbourne and is best known for his performance in the 1918 VFL Grand Final. Playing in the forward pocket, Laird kicked three goals in the match including the match winner in the final minute when he soccered the ball through for a goal. External links AflRleague ref C Chris Laird.html 1918 South Melbourne premiership players Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Laird, Chris ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 20 May 1893 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Laird, Chris Category 1893 births Category Sydney Swans players Category Living people ... more details
Infobox Scientist name Nan M. Laird workplaces Harvard School of Public Health alma mater Harvard University doctoral advisor Arthur P. Dempster known for Expectation maximization algorithm awards Fellow of the American Statistical Association , Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics Nan M. Laird is a professor in Biostatistics at Harvard School of Public Health . She served as Chair of the Department from 1990 to 1999. She was the Henry Pickering Walcott Professor of Biostatistics from 1991 to 1999. Laird is a Fellow of the American Statistical Association , as well as the Institute of Mathematical Statistics . She is a member of the International Statistical Institute . ref cite web url http 209.85.141.104 search?q cache o98orFGDipEJ www.sc asa.org abstract bio.pdf 22Nan Laird 22&hl en&ct clnk&cd 10&gl us&client firefox a title Page 1 SCASA s 2006 Workshop in Applied Statistics accessdate 2008 07 14 last first coauthors date work publisher sc asa.org ref Research Laird received her PhD from Harvard University in 1975 under Arthur P. Dempster Arthur Dempster . Laird is well known for many seminal papers in biostatistics applications and methods, including the Expectation maximization algorithm . She is a highly cited author according to the http hcr3.isiknowledge.com author.cgi?id 4866&cb 13 ISI Web of Knowledge . Honors Her honors include the Purdue University Myra Samuels Lecturer award 2004 , the Janet Norwood 2003 and F.N. David Award 2001 from the American Statistical ... EM.pdf A. P. Dempster, N. M. Laird and D. B. Rubin. 1977 . Maximum Likelihood from Incomplete Data ... MathGenealogy id 80964 http www.hsph.harvard.edu faculty nan laird Nan Laird at Harvard School of Public Health http hcr3.isiknowledge.com author.cgi?id 4866&cb 13 Nan Laird at ISI Web of Knowledge Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata Persondata NAME Laird, Nan M. ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Laird, Nan Category Year of birth ... more details
Alexander Laird 1797 &ndash April 15, 1873 was a Scotland Scottish born farmer and political figure in Prince Edward Island . He represented 1st Queens from 1850 to 1853 and from 1854 to 1859 as a Prince Edward Island Progressive Conservative Party Conservative and 2nd Queens from 1859 to 1866 as a Prince Edward Island Liberal Party Liberal in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island . A native of Kilmacolm ref http www.islandregister.com alexandr1820.html The Passenger list of the Alexander, arrived P.E.I. May 22 1820, The Island Register ref , he came to Prince Edward Island in 1819 and married Janet Orr in the same year. They settled at New Glasgow, Prince Edward Island New Glasgow . He was elected in 1850 but defeated when he ran for reelection in 1853 Laird was elected again in 1854. He was originally a supporter of the Liberals, but later ran as a Tory in 1859 after he split from his former party over the issue of the place of the Bible in schools. Laird served in the provincial Executive Council in the government of Edward Palmer politician Edward Palmer from 1859 to 1863. He retired from politics in 1866. Laird died on his farm in New Glasgow in 1873. His sons Alexander Laird, Jr. Alexander and William Laird Canadian politician William served in the province s legisslative assembly, Alexander also serving in the legislative council, and his son David Laird 19th Century politician David was a member of the House of Commons and Lieutenant Governor for the Northwest Territories. References http www.biographi.ca 009004 119.01 e.php?&id nbr 5085 Biography at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online Reflist Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Laird, Alexander ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1797 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH April 15, 1873 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Laird, Alexander Category 1797 births Category 1873 deaths Category People from Inverclyde Category Scottish immigrants to pre Confederation Prince Edward Island ... more details
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