The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1880-06-19
The Bayard Family.

The death of james A. Bayard calls
public attention to one of the most re
markablc families in the political history
of this country. No other family has
had SO many OF its members in the Sen
ate OF the United States. or had them
there through SO long Il stretch OF years.
If we include Richard Bassett, the ma
ternal grandfather of the distinguished
man who has just died, there have been
four generations and five members of the
family i'll the Senate, covering period
from 1889 to the present time. Richard
BaSsett was United States Senator from
1889 to 1893, and Governor of Delaware
from 1893 to 1901. He was also MEM
Der of the convention which framed the
Federal Constitution. and was Chief Jus
ticc of the Common Pleas Court. He
died in 1915. His daughter was the wife
of James Ashetou Bayard, who was born
in 1867. and died in 1919. He was edu-
Gated at Princeton College, studied law.
represented Delaware i'll Congress from
1916 to 1901, then declined the desirable
appointment of Minister to France ten
dered by President Adams, and was Il
member of the United States Senate from
1904 to 1913, when he was chosen by
President Madison rs one of the commits
sionerS to negotiate peace with England.
He took an active part in the negotia-
tionS, and was then appointed Minister
to Russia, which he declined. His sons,
Richard ii. and James A., We're both
United States Senators. The former was
born in .96, was in the Senate from 1886
to 1889 and from 1871 to 1915; was after
ward appointed Charge d Atfaires to Bel
GUM, and died in 1868. James \. Bay
ard, who has just died. was born in 1899,
was educated at Union and PRINCETON
Colleges, Was admitted 10 the bar in 1922
and practiced law for upward of 40 years
He was an unsuccessful candidate for
Congress in 1921 and again in 1898: de-
clined the position of director of the
United States Bank, to which President
jackson appointed him i'll 1892, and served
as United STATES District Attorney for
Delaware from 1896 to 1914. In 1850 the
Democratic party came into power, and
in the following year Mr.. Bayard was
chosen to the United States Senate, lie
was twice reelected, an,l SAP till January,
1864, when lie resigned his seat, and was
succeeded by George r. Riddle. The
cause of his resignation was the test oath
prescribed by the act of 1862. He took
this oath; but he was opposed To- the
priniiFle OF tceS oa,itv. u. l,eied That they
were not warranted by the Constitution.
and resigned because he thought that in
doing this he would be setting a good
example. On the death of Senator Rid
die. in March, 1867, ex-senator Bayard
again took his seat in the Senate by az.
pointment of the GqypfH,N u neiaWart,
was af{erWarli eieeted by the Legisla-
ture. and resigned in 1864 in consequence
of i'll health. His successor in the Sen
ate was his son. Thomas F. Bayard who
was born in Wilmington iii 1928, WIS adj
mitted to tho hay iii 1904, and WAS United
States DISTRICT Attorney for Delaware
from 1853 to 1854, when he resigned the
office. In January, 1919, he was re-elect-
ed to the Senate for the tern e:r,iius in
1881,
s-a} Notice Mrs. HALLS new card in
addition to her retail business she now man
ufactureS ice cream, wafer ices aud frozen
fruits in any variety. Those desiring eX:lr-
sion or pic nc supplies ais requested 10 laar;l
her prices.
sS-Plenty OF st. Louis (coolledl C1rnel
Beef, i'll . ID cans, or cut and sold by the
pound. Also plenty of and > III. Canned
Oysters, CLAIMS, and IohsterS and Spicest
Oysters at NORTH STREET MARKET lust IL
time for excursions aud pic nlas.
~ Bargains In Dress Goods at REEsE's,