Bayard, James A. (James Asheton), 1767-1815

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Birth 1767-07-28
Death 1815-08-06

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James A. Bayard

1767, July 28 Born, Philadelphia, Pa. 1784 Graduated, Princeton College, Princeton, N.J. 1788 Admitted to the bar at New Castle, Del., and Philadelphia, Pa. 1795 Married Ann Bassett 1797 1803 Member from Delaware, United States House of Representatives 1805 1813 United States Senator from Delaware 1813 1814 Member, United States Commission to negotiate the treaty of Ghent Member, United States Commission to negotiate a treaty of commerce with Great Britain 1815, Aug. 6 Died, Wilmington, Del.

Richard H. Bayard

1796, Sept. 23 Born, Wilmington, Del. 1805 1810 Attended College of St. Mary, Baltimore, Md. 1814 Graduated, Princeton College, Princeton, N.J. 1815 Married Mary Sophia Carroll 1818 Admitted to the bar at New Castle, Del. 1818 1832 Private law practice 1832 1835 Mayor, Wilmington, Del. 1836 1839 United States Senator from Delaware 1839 1841 Chief justice of Delaware 1840 1845 Member from Delaware, United States Senate Appointed brigadier general, Delaware state militia 1850 1853 United States chargé d'affaires, Brussels, Belgium 1868, Mar. 4 . Died, Philadelphia, Pa

From the guide to the James A. Bayard and Richard H. Bayard Papers, 1797-1885, (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)

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Subjects:

  • Bookplates, American

Occupations:

  • Diplomats
  • Lawyers
  • Senators, U.S. Congress

Places:

  • Belgium (as recorded)
  • Delaware (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)

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