Background
Baird, Frederick H. was born on August 14, 1892 in Buffalo. Son of Fred Holmes and Blanche (Maxwell) Baird.
Baird, Frederick H. was born on August 14, 1892 in Buffalo. Son of Fred Holmes and Blanche (Maxwell) Baird.
Student in public schools, Buffalo.
Operating department, Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway, Buffalo, 1909-1913; passenger traffic department, Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway, Buffalo, 1913-1916; city passenger agent, Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway, Buffalo, 1916-1920; with, New York City R.R., since 1920; with, New York City R.R., Cleveland, 1920-1929; division passenger agent, New York City R.R., Cleveland, 1929-1930; assistant general agent, New York City R.R., Cleveland, 1930-1932; assistant general agent, New York City R.R., Cincinnati, 1932-1934; general passenger agent, New York City R.R., Cincinnati, 1934-1937; assistant passenger traffic manager, New York City R.R., Cincinnati, 1937; passenger traffic manager, New York City R.R., Cincinnati, 1937-1940; general passenger traffic manager, New York City R.R., New York City, 1940-1951; assistant vice president passenger traffic, New York, New York City R.R., New York City, 1951-1956; assistant vice president passenger sales and service, New York, New York City R.R., New York City, from 1956.
Served as Second lieutenant, 307th Machine Gun Battalion, 78th division American Expeditionary Force, World War I. Member American Passengers Traffic Officers (president 1955), Union League, Riverside Yacht clubs.
Married Ruth Llewellyn, April 9, 1921. Children: Richard Llewellyn, Beverly Maxwell.