Bayard, John Bubenheim, 1738-1807

BAYARD, John Bubenheim, (Uncle of James Asheton Bayard, Sr.), a Delegate from Pennsylvania; born at Bohemia Manor, Cecil County, Md., August 11, 1738; moved to Pennsylvania in 1756 and settled in Philadelphia, where he became one of the leading merchants; member of the general assembly 1776-1779 and in 1784, serving several terms as speaker; member of the council of safety in 1776 and 1777; during the Revolutionary War was colonel of the Second Regiment of Philadelphia Volunteers and served in the Battles of Brandywine, Germantown, and Princeton; Member of the Continental Congress 1785-1786; moved to New Brunswick, N.J., in 1788; city mayor in 1790 and, later, judge of the court of common pleas; died in New Brunswick, N.J., January 7, 1807; interment in the First Presbyterian Churchyard.

<ul><b>RACES</b>
<li>10/09/1792 NJ At-Large Lost 0.59% (-15.71%)</li>
<li>01/26/1791 NJ At-Large Lost 0.61% (-19.29%)</li>
<li>12/31/1785 PA Continental Congress Won 100.00% (+100.00%)</li>
<li>12/31/1784 PA Continental Congress Won 100.00% (+100.00%)</li>
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<p>John Bubenheim Bayard (11 August 1738 – 7 January 1807) was a merchant, soldier, and statesman from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He achieved the rank of colonel while serving with the Continental Army, and was a delegate for Pennsylvania to the Congress of the Confederation in 1785 and 1786. Later he was elected as mayor of New Brunswick, New Jersey.</p>

<p>John Bubenheim Bayard was born on 11 August 1738 to James Bayard (1717–1780) and the former Mary Asheton (b. ca. 1715) at Bohemia Manor, Cecil County, Maryland. He had a twin brother, James Asheton Bayard (1738–1770).</p>

<p>Their father James was the youngest son of Samuel Bayard (1675–1721), who was born in New Amsterdam, and Susanna Bouchelle (1678–1750), both of French Huguenot ancestry. James Bayard was educated at West Nottingham Academy under the tutelage of the Rev. Samuel Finley. He later became the 5th President of Princeton University.</p>