Biography

05/11/1761 - 01/15/1846

Captain James Laird (Democratic-Republican8) Northumberland County 1806-1808 (Democratic-Republican8) Luzerne and Northumberland Counties 1808-1810 (Democratic-Republican9) Luzerne and Northumberland Counties 1810-1814

Early Life:

Captain James Laird born May 11, 1761, Allen Township, Cumberland County, Province of Pennsylvania, British Colonial America; son of Captain William and Martha Wilson Laird; married, Mary McFarland, 1788, children, John, William, Mary; unsuccessful campaigns, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1803, 1804; elected, Democratic-Republican, Pennsylvania State Senate, 8th district, 1806-1810; elected, Democratic-Republican, Pennsylvania State Senate, 9th district, 1810-1814; died January 15, 1846 (aged 84 years 8months 4 days), Columbia, Pennsylvania; interment, Derry Presbyterian Cemetery, White Hall, Montour County, Pennsylvania.

Pennsylvania Politics:

Unsuccessful campaigns, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, Northumberland County, 1803, 1804.

Elected, Democratic-Republican, Pennsylvania State Senate, 8th district, Northumberland County, 1806-1808; Democratic-Republican, 8th district, Luzerne and Northumberland Counties 1808-1810.

Elected, Democratic-Republican, Pennsylvania State Senate, 9th district, Luzerne and Northumberland Counties, 1810-1814.

Cited:

Cox, Harold. "Senate Members "L"". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.

A New Nation Votes (tufts.edu)

James Laird (1761-1846) - Find a Grave Memorial