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Memorable Manitobans: Hugh Northcote Baird (1877-1948) In 1904, he married Lillian Edith Pender of Montreal. They had two children: John Northcote Baird (b 1906) and Cecile Elizabeth Baird (b 1910). He was a member of the Manitoba Club and St. Charles Country Club, serving as President of the latter from 1923 to 1924. He lived at 384 Wardlaw Avenue from 1904 to 1905. In 1924, he moved to Montreal to become head of the National Steel Car Company. Sources:Birth registrations, Manitoba Vital Statistics. Who’s Who in Western Canada: A Biographical Dictionary of Notable Living Men and Women of Western Canada, Volume 1, edited by C. W. Parker, Vancouver: Canadian Press Association, 1911. A History of Manitoba: Its Resources and People by Prof. George Bryce, Toronto: The Canadian History Company, 1906. Dictionary of Manitoba Biography by John M. “Jack” Bumsted, Winnipeg: University of Manitoba Press, 1999. This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough. Page revised: 15 July 2011
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