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Zebulon Baird was an American politician who served in the North Carolina Senate.
Baird was a wealthy slave owner and farmer in Buncombe County, North Carolina.[1] 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.[1]
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.[1] He had another daughter, Anna Baird, who married the wealthy merchant Bacchus J. Smith from Burnsville.[1]
Bair was the grandfather of the politicians Zebulon Vance and Robert B. Vance.[1]
