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Jun 02, 1916 Montgomery, West Virginia, United States Died on 07 Jan 1974 (aged 57)
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About William Laird Iii
- William Ramsey Laird III (June 2, 1916 – January 7, 1974) was a United States Senator from West Virginia.
- Born in Keswick, California, he was educated in the public schools.
- He graduated from Greenbrier Military School, King College (in Bristol, Tennessee) and from West Virginia University in 1944.
- During the Second World War he served in the United States Navy.
- He was admitted to the bar in 1944 and commenced the practice of law in West Virginia; he was a member of West Virginia Board of Education in 1955 and a member of the board of directors of Merchants National Bank, Montgomery, West Virginia and the Upper Kanawha Valley Development Association.
- He was a member of the board of trustees of the Laird Foundation in Montgomery and was State tax commissioner in 1955–1956, when he resigned, having been appointed to the U.S.
- Senate on March 13, 1956 to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Harley M.
- Kilgore.
- A Democrat, he served from March 13, 1956, to November 6, 1956.
- He was not a candidate for election to fill the vacancy and resumed the practice of law in Fayetteville and Montgomery. Laird died in Montgomery in 1974; his remains were interred in Huse Memorial Park, Fayetteville. He had three children, including William Laird IV.
