John Absalom Baird

Background

Baird, John Absalom was born on September 13, 1918 in Honolulu.

Education

AB, Princeton University, 1940; postgraduate, Johns Hopkins University, 1941.

Career

Assistant superintendent, Charles S. Walton Company, 1942-1947; assistant secretary and director, Charles S. Walton Company, 1947-1952; vice president, Charles S. Walton Company, 1952-1972; assistant president, Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary, Philadelphia assistant president, Eastern College, St. Davids, Pennsylvania, 1952-1961; vice president, Eastern College, St. Davids, Pennsylvania, 1961-1988; advisor to president, Eastern College, St. Davids, Pennsylvania, since 1988.

Achievements

• John Absalom Baird has been listed as a noteworthy College official by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

• book

  • Promises to Keep: The Mutual of America Story
  • The whole Gospel for the whole world

Membership

Board corporators, board directors Covenant Life Insurance Company, 1971-1994. Philadelphia Main Line district chairman Valley Force Council Boy Scouts American, 1952-1954, dist.commr., 1954-1956. Vice chairman Main Line branch Young Men’s Christian Association Greater Philadelphia, 1947-1963.

Trustee, vice president Pennsylvania Lupus Foundation. Vice president Pennsylvania chapter Lupus Foundation American, 1973-1995. Trustee Volunteer Superior vena cava syndrome for the Blind, Philadelphia, 1971-1985.

Member advanced.bd. Philadelphia Inglis House, Union League. Chairman of the board of trustees Shipley School, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, 1972-1978. Trustee 4th Baptist Mission Foundation, 1976-1980, Ludington Library., Bryn Mawr, Ralston House, Philadelphia, Seaman's Church Institute, Philadelphia.

Vice president, board directors American Sunday School Union (Philadelphia) 1957-1969. Board directors Watchman Examiner Corporation (New York City), 1958-1970, Pennsylvania United Theological Seminary Foundation (Pittsburgh), American Ednl. Film & Video Center, Std.

Davids, Athenaeum, Philadelphia. Member American Baptist Public Rels. Association, American Alumni Council, American College Public Rels.

Association, United States Naval Institute, United States Naval Foundation, Loyal Legion, Society of Cincinnati (president Delaware 1972-1975, secretary general 1977-1983), Colonial Society Pennsylvania (gov.1994-1997), Society Colonial Wars (governor 1991-1994), Order Foreign Wars, S.R., American Association Seminary Staff Officers (president 1966-1968), Pennsylvania Academy Fine Arts, American Rose Society, American Philatelic Society, English-Speaking Union, History Society.Pa. (director since 1992), Penn Club, Right Angle Club, Merion Cricket Club (Haverford, Pennsylvania), Genealogical Society Pennsylvania (director since 1988).

Connections

Son of John Absalom and Helen (Bates) B. m. Virginia Walton, Mar 8, 1941 (deceased 1983). Children: Suzanne W. Baird Perot, Linda Baird Woodruff, Barbara Baird Rogers.

Married Clare A. Emmons, May 12, 1984 (deceased 1998).

Father:

John Absalom Baird

Mother:

Helen (Bates) Baird

Spouse:

Clare A. Emmons

child:

Barbara Baird Rogers Baird

child:

Linda Baird Woodruff Baird

child:

Suzanne W. Baird Perot Baird