Margaret Brydon Laird (1871 - November 29, 1968) was a leader in the women's suffrage movement in New Jersey.

[1][2] In 1920, Laird was one of two women, along with Jennie C. Van Ness, designated by the Essex County Republican Party to run on the twelve-person slate for the New Jersey General Assembly.

Laird and Van Ness won, and became the first two women to serve in the state legislature.

[3][4] Also elected on the Essex County slate was Walter G. Alexander, the first African American to serve in the legislature.

[1] Laird remained active in local politics, serving as president of the Newark Women's Republican Club from 1926 to 1932.