Background
Halberstadt, Baird was born on January 26, 1860 in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Andrew Howell (Doctor of Medicine and Augusta Mary (Baird) H.
Halberstadt, Baird was born on January 26, 1860 in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Andrew Howell (Doctor of Medicine and Augusta Mary (Baird) H.
University of Pennsylvania. International Institute, Paris, France.
Aid, Geological Survey of Pennsylvania, 1881-1886. Engineer and superintendent Tazewell Coal & Iron Company, 1887. Assistant to Doctor Charles A. Ashburner, coal expert, 1889.
Special agent and expert, 11th United States Census, 1889-1891.
Assistant geologist, Pennsylvania Geological Survey, 1891-1893. Special technical correspondent and representative mining journals, 1893-1898.
Geological expert for large coal companies before important commissions and in local courts, 1902. Consulting geologist, State Board Agriculture, 1909-1919.
Captain Signal and Telegraph Corps, attached (but not mustered) Pennsylvania National Guard, 1893-1895.
First lieutenant and inspector 4th Regiment Infantry, 1897. First lieutenant and regimental quartermaster 4th Regiment, 1898. First lieutenant and regimental quartermaster Pennsylvania Infantry United States.V., Spanish-American War, 1898.
Captain and regimental quartermaster 4th Regular
Pennsylvania National Guard, 1899. Major and aide-de-camp on staff national commander Society Prize ring (The) Expedition.
Member Advisory Common for Preservation of Public Records of Pennsylvania, 1918.
Married Ida Ray Smith, October 15, 1918. Children: Lesley Richards, Anne Josephine.