James Caird ( 1816 - 1892 )

Birth: Stranraer (29 July 1816) Death: Queen's Gate Gardens, London (09 February 1892) Burial: Highgate Cemetery, London Research Field: Agriculture, statistics Education: Edinburgh University Career: Commissioned by Sir Robert Peel to report on the agricultural state of Ireland (1846); Speciall Commissioner of the Times to report on the affect of Free Trade on agriculture (1850); MP for Dartmouth (1857-1859); MP for Stirling (1859-1865); Director, Land Department of the Board of Agriculture (1859-1891); one of the Inclosure Commissioners for England and Wales Honours: CB 1870; KCB 1882 Memberships: Scottish Statistical Society (President 1880-1881) Membership: Fellow Election Date: 3/06/1875.