Zebulon Baird

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Zebulon Baird was an American politician who served in the North Carolina Senate.

Biography

Baird was a wealthy slave owner and farmer in Buncombe County, North Carolina. He operated a ferry crossing service on the French Broad River and owned a merchant store in Asheville.

He served as a member of the North Carolina Senate, representing Buncombe County.{{Cite book |last=Dowd |first=Clement |url=https://archive.org/details/lifeofzebulonbvance00dowd/page/n11/mode/2up |title=Life of Zebulon B. Vance |publisher=Observer Printing and Publishing House |year=1897 |location=Charleston, South Carolina |language=en |access-date=November 2, 2024|via=Hathi Trust}}

Bair was married to Hannah Lay Erwin. Their daughter, Mira Margaret Baird, married the wealthy landowner David Vance Jr., who was the son of David Vance. He had another daughter, Anna Baird, who married the wealthy merchant Bacchus J. Smith from Burnsville.

Bair was the grandfather of the politicians Zebulon Vance and Robert B. Vance.

References

Category:American slave owners

Category:Businesspeople from North Carolina

Category:Farmers from North Carolina

Category:North Carolina state senators

Category:Politicians from Asheville, North Carolina

Category:Date of birth missing

Category:Year of birth missing

Category:19th-century members of the North Carolina General Assembly

Category:Year of death missing