Robert Hugh Hanley Baird

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Name Robert Hanley		Died 1934

Sir Robert Hugh Hanley Baird (1855–1934) was a newspaper proprietor from Northern Ireland. He was born in Belfast and educated at Model School and Royal Belfast Academical Institution. In 1869, he entered the firm of W. & G. Baird, Arthur Street, Belfast, and was present at the first publication of The Telegraph, on 1 September 1870. Baird served as managing director of W & G Baird from 1886 until his death in 1934. He founded and owned a series of newspapers, including: the Belfast Weekly Telegraph (1873), Ballymena Weekly Telegraph (1887), Ireland's Saturday Night (1894), Belfast Telegraph (1904), Irish Daily Telegraph (1904) and The Larne Times (1891).

Offices Held

President, Master Printers' Federation of Great Britain and Ireland, 1910

President, Irish Newspaper Society, 1913–1925

Chairman, Ulster District, Institute of Journalists, 1916 and Fellow of the Institute

Chairman, Belfast District, Newspaper Press Fund, 1910–1934

Irish Representative, Admiralty, War Office and Press Committee 1916-1934

Member Advisory Trade Committee of Paper Commission

Freeman, City of London and Member of Worshipful Company of Stationers (1921–1934)

Member of Senate of Queen's University, Belfast (1929–1934).

References

Robert Hugh Hanley Baird Wikipedia

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