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Browse officers in command: A - B; C - E; F - G; H - K; L - O; P - R; S - T; U - Z; ??
| John Kennedy Erskine Baird R.N. | Explanation | ||
| Second son of Sir David Baird, second baronet, of Newbyth | |||
| Date (from) | (Date to) | Personal | |
| 16 September 1832 | Born | ||
| February 1878 | 1 December 1878 | Naval aide-de-camp to Queen Victoria | |
| 1890 | K.C.B. (Knight Commnader of the Bath) | ||
| 1905 | Married Constance Barbara, daughter of Edward Clarke, of Avishays, Chard, Somerset | ||
| 8 December 1908 | Died (Wootton, Isle of Wight) | ||
| Obituary in the Times newspaper | |||
| Date | Rank | ||
| December 1845 | Entered Navy | ||
| 28 February 1854 | Lieutenant | ||
| 3 July 1857 | Commander | ||
| 16 February 1864 | Captain | ||
| 28 December 1879 | Rear-Admiral | ||
| 18 January 1886 | Vice-Admiral | ||
| 14 February 1892 | Admiral | ||
| 16 September 1897 | Retired Admiral | ||
| Date from | Date to | Service | |
| (1858) | Commander in Devastation, North America and West Indies | ||
| 23 December 1859 | August 1863 | Commander in Alacrity, Mediterranean | |
| 8 March 1870 | 14 June 1873 | Captain in Juno (until paying off at Sheerness), China | |
| 27 June 1874 | 28 November 1877 | Captain in Swiftsure, Mediterranean | |
| 13 September 1884 | 4 July 1885 | Commander-in-chief, Pacific (flag in Swiftsure, then Triumph) | |
| 1886 | 1887 | Commander-in-chief, Naval reserves (with flag in Hercules for summer cruise) | |
| 17 April 1888 | 3 May 1890 | Commander-in-chief, Channel squadron, flag in Northumberland | |
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