Honorific-Prefix: | The Honorable |
Claire B. Bird | |
Office: | Wisconsin Circuit Court Judge |
Term Start: | September 1941 |
Term End: | June 1, 1942 |
Appointer: | Julius P. Heil |
Predecessor: | George J. Leicht |
Successor: | Gerald J. Boileau |
State1: | Wisconsin |
State Senate1: | Wisconsin |
District1: | 25th |
Term Start1: | January 1, 1919 |
Term End1: | January 1, 1923 |
Predecessor1: | W. W. Albers |
Successor1: | Joseph L. Barber |
Party: | Republican |
Birth Name: | Claire Brayton Bird |
Birth Date: | 27 October 1868 |
Birth Place: | Jefferson, Wisconsin |
Death Place: | Madison, Wisconsin |
Restingplace: | Pine Grove Cemetery Wausau, Wisconsin |
Father: | George W. Bird |
Mother: | Louise (Brayton) Bird |
Claire Brayton Bird (October 27, 1868August 15, 1954) was an American lawyer from Wausau who served four years as a Republican member of the Wisconsin State Senate from the 25th District (Langlade and Marathon Counties).
Bird was born on October 27, 1868, in Jefferson, Wisconsin.[1] [2] He graduated from Wayland Academy in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, the University of Wisconsin, and the University of Wisconsin Law School.
Bird began practicing law in Wausau, Wisconsin.[1] He was appointed city attorney of Wausau in 1897 and served two years; was vice-president of the Wisconsin State Board of Education from 1917 to 1918,[1] resigning when elected to the Senate; and served as president of the Wisconsin State Bar Association.[1]
Bird was elected a member of the Senate in 1918,[1] [3] with 5,056 votes to 3,794 for Socialist Christ Bloom.[4]
He married Laura Eaton (1868–1936) in 1892.[1]
Bird's former home, now known as the C. B. Bird House, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.