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'''Susan Baird''' (26 May 1940 – Maywas [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] Councillor for the Braidfauld ward of the City of [[Glasgow]], [[Scotland]]. She served as the second female [[Lord Provost]] of the City from 1988 to 1992.
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'''Susan Baird''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|CBE}} (26 May 1940 – 24 January 2009) was the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] Councillor for the [[Braidfauld]] ward of the City of [[Glasgow]], [[Scotland]]. She served as the second female [[Lord Provost]] of the city from 1988 to 1992.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/susan-baird-1.901044 | title=Susan Baird | date=28 January 2009 | newspaper=The Herald|location=Glasgow | accessdate=24 January 2013 }}</ref>

She was appointed CBE in the [[1991 New Year Honours]].

Baird was the recipient of the 1991 [[St Mungo Prize]], awarded to the individual who has done most in the previous three years to improve and promote the city of Glasgow.<ref name='GlasStory'>{{cite web|title=AP Somervillen|url=http://www.theglasgowstory.com/image/?inum=TGSS00044|work=A P Somerville|publisher=The Glasgow Story|accessdate=5 August 2017}}</ref>

==External links==
*[http://www.glasgow.gov.uk/en/YourCouncil/Council_Committees/Councillors/ward45.htm Councillor Baird's Glasgow City Council page]
*[http://www.glasgow.gov.uk/en/YourCouncil/Council_Committees/Councillors/ward45.htm Councillor Baird's Glasgow City Council page]


==References==
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| NAME = Baird, Susan
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION = British politician
| DATE OF BIRTH = 1940
| PLACE OF BIRTH = Dalton Street, Parkhead,
| DATE OF DEATH = January 24, 2009
| PLACE OF DEATH = Glasgow.


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Latest revision as of 21:24, 15 August 2024

Susan Baird CBE (26 May 1940 – 24 January 2009) was the Labour Party Councillor for the Braidfauld ward of the City of Glasgow, Scotland. She served as the second female Lord Provost of the city from 1988 to 1992.[1]

She was appointed CBE in the 1991 New Year Honours.

Baird was the recipient of the 1991 St Mungo Prize, awarded to the individual who has done most in the previous three years to improve and promote the city of Glasgow.[2]

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  1. ^ "Susan Baird". The Herald. Glasgow. 28 January 2009. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
  2. ^ "AP Somervillen". A P Somerville. The Glasgow Story. Retrieved 5 August 2017.