Sir Robert Bird, 2nd Baronet
- Sir Robert Bird, 2nd Baronet
Sir Robert Bland Bird, 2nd Baronet KBE (20 September 1876 – 20 November 1960) was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom.
Biography
He was elected as Member of Parliament (MP) for Wolverhampton West at a by-election in March 1922 following the death of his father Sir Alfred, [LondonGazette|issue=32635|startpage=2033|date=10 March 1922|accessdate=2008-01-10] who had been the constituency's MP since January 1910.
Robert Bird was re-elected at the next three general elections, [LondonGazette|issue=32775|startpage=8711|date=8 December 1922|accessdate=2008-10-01] [LondonGazette|issue=32897|startpage=367|date=11 January 1924|accessdate=2008-01-10] [LondonGazette|issue=32996|startpage=8533|date=25 November 1924|accessdate=2008-01-10] but was defeated at the 1929 general election by the Labour Party candidate William Brown. Bird regained the seat in 1931, [LondonGazette|issue=33769|startpage=7145|date=6 November 1931|accessdate=2008-01-10] and held it [LondonGazette|issue=34223|startpage=7505|date=26 November 1935|accessdate=2008-01-10] until he stood down at the 1945 general election.
Bird had succeeded to his father's baronetcy, and also succeeded him as chairman of the family's businness Alfred Bird and Sons, manufacturing chemists. The company had been established by his grandfather Alfred Bird, who invented both baking powder and custard powder.
He was invested as a Chevalier in the French Légion d'honneur in 1947 and as an Officer of the Order of Leopold (Belgium) (in recognition of servicesrendered to Belgian interests during the war) in 1951. [LondonGazette|issue=39688|startpage=5822|date=4 November 1952|accessdate=2008-01-10] In the New Year Honours list in 1954, he was made a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE), "for political and public services".[LondonGazette|issue=40053Supp=yes|startpage=10|date=29 December 1953|accessdate=2008-01-10] ] Notes
References
*cite book |last=Craig |first=F. W. S. |authorlink= F. W. S. Craig |title=British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 |origdate= |origyear=1969 |edition= 3rd edition |year=1983 |publisher= Parliamentary Research Services |location=Chichester |id= ISBN 0-900178-06-X
* [http://www.leighrayment.com/commons/Wcommons5.htm Leigh Rayment's historical list of MPs]
* [http://www.thepeerage.com/p14235.htm#i142346 ThePeerage.com]
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