Rash's Surname Index


Notes for Richard Henry BAYARD

Bayard, Richard Henry (1796-1868) — also known as Richard H. Bayard — of Wilmington, New Castle County, Del. Born in Wilmington, New Castle County, Del., September 26, 1796. Grandson of Richard Bassett; son of James Asheton Bayard, Sr. and Ann (Bassett) Bayard; brother of James Asheton Bayard, Jr.; uncle of Thomas Francis Bayard, Sr.; granduncle of Thomas Francis Bayard, Jr.; great-granduncle of Alexis Irenee du Pont Bayard. Mayor of Wilmington, Del., 1832; U.S. Senator from Delaware, 1836-39, 1841-45; justice of Delaware state supreme court, 1839-41; U.S. Charge d'Affaires to Belgium, 1851-53. Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., March 4, 1868. Interment at Wilmington and Brandywine Cemetery, Wilmington, Del.
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