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Sir Robert Hugh Hanley Baird (1855–1934) was a newspaper proprietor from Northern Ireland. He was born in Belfast and educated at Model School and Royal Belfast Academical Institution. In 1869, he entered the firm of W. & G. Baird, Arthur Street, Belfast, and was present at the first publication of ''The Telegraph'', on 1 September 1870. Baird served as managing director of W & G Baird from 1886 until his death in 1934. He founded and owned a series of newspapers, including: the ''Belfast Weekly Telegraph'' (1873), ''Ballymena Weekly Telegraph'' (1887), ''Ireland's Saturday Night'' (1894), Belfast Telegraph (1904), ''Irish Daily Telegraph'' (1904) and ''The Larne Times'' (1891). ==Offices Held== * President, Master Printers' Federation of Great Britain and Ireland, 1910 * President, Irish Newspaper Society, 1913–1925 * Chairman, Ulster District, Institute of Journalists, 1916 and Fellow of the Institute * Chairman, Belfast District, Newspaper Press Fund, 1910–1934 * Irish Representative, Admiralty, War Office and Press Committee 1916-1934 * Member Advisory Trade Committee of Paper Commission * Freeman, City of London and Member of Worshipful Company of Stationers (1921–1934) * Member of Senate of Queen's University, Belfast (1929–1934).〔A Dictionary of Irish History, D.J.Hickey & J.E.Doherty, Gill and Macmillan, Dublin, 1980. Pp. page 21. ISBN 0-7171-1567-4〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Robert Hugh Hanley Baird」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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