Bayard, James A. (James Asheton), 1767-1815
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James A. Bayard
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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
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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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Birth 1767-07-28
Death 1815-08-06