Background
Baird, Robert Leadley was born on August 15, 1929 in Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Robert L. and Daisey (Beales) Baird.
Baird, Robert Leadley was born on August 15, 1929 in Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Robert L. and Daisey (Beales) Baird.
Bachelor, Governors State University, 1981. Graduate, Federal Bureau of Investigation National Academy. Graduate, United States Army Command and General Staff College.
Deputy sheriff Waukesha County Sheriff Department, Wisconsin, 1953—1962, sergeant, 1962—1964, lieutenant, 1964—1965, sheriff, 1965—1972. Lecturer Traffic Institute Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, since 1967. Police chief Elgin, 1972—1989.
Rert., 1989; principal associate, consultant Resource Management Associate, since 1989. Lieutenant colonel United States Army, 1974-1975.
President Greater Waukesha United Fund, 1969. Board directors Community Concern Alcohol, Drugs, since 1981, Greater Elgin United Way, since 1984, Greater Elgin Young Men’s Christian Association, since 1984. Member of International Chiefs Police, Illinois Chiefs Association (director since 1979), National Sheriffs Association, Waukesha Deputy Sheriff Association, Wisconsin Sheriffs Association (treasurer 1966-1967), Federal Bureau of Investigation Academy Graduates, Wisconsin Council Criminal Justice, Masons Lodge.
Married Fran Ward, May 5, 1951. Children: Marty Lynn, Robert L. III, Thomas West. Bachelor of Arts, Governors State University, 1981.