The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-03-06
BIOGRAPHICAL.
Brief Sketches of the Men Chosen by the
President as Advisers.

THE SECRETARY OF STATE.
Thomas Francis Bayard is one of the best and
most favorably known of the Democrats. He is
the oldest in continuous service Of the Democrat.
ic senator's He has been senator for sixteen
years. He succeeded his father He is the third
in direct line in his family in the Senate. He
will be ffty-seven years of age the Goth of Octo-
ber. He does not look day over fifty He is
very tall, with o good, well-filled out figure
although he is by no means stout He has the
fresh color of a man who lives plainly and sim
ply, and the alert look Of a young man of TWEEN
ty five. His face is inclined to be long while his
features are angular. His forehead is broad and
high, and projects we'll over q pair of keen blue
eyes His nose is large Roman His face is
smooth shaven, leaving bare his pointed chin
and squarely-lined jaws. He has very ever,
white teeth, which might well be the envy Of
man thirty years younger than he. He always
dresses with great neatness, and is as careful in
the selection of his gloves and boots as the most
fashionable young man. He is man of very
pure private record. While heis not an inter-
esting public speaker, account of the weak
ness of his voice. yet he is always listened to with
the greatest respect His chief prominence in
onstraton of financial topics. Although he is
member of the Senate judiciary committee he
has made moro reputation in the part he has
taken as member and when the Democrats
were in control as the chairman of the finance
committee. He is uncompromsing man. who
would yield no policy where there was any sacri-
flee required of his ideas of personal honor He
is one of the highest minded men in public life
He has moderate fortune of $3.50 600 to $780,
000 This is the result Of the natural increase OF
the inheritance left him by his father He has
two daughters and three sons, who are grown
Mr.. Bayard was born at Wilmington, Del
He received his education at the Flushing
School, which was a high-school of good stand
ing. He had no collegiate education he was
early destined for mercantile pursuits, but he
preferred the law. He was admitted to the bar
in 1851 He continued. to remain in Wilmington
in the practice Of his profession, with the excep-
tion of two years-1S55 and l856--when he went
to Philadelphia He was not pleased with the
result of his experiment, and returned at the
end Of two years to Wilmington Ihe only
Office that he ever held before he was elected to-
the Senate in 1869 was the Office of Districtattor-
ney Of Delaware, which Office he held from 1893
to 1854. He was ranked as one of the best law
yers of Delaware
From his father he inherited q great fon6ness
for public affairs Prior to his election to sue
ceed his father, he had mada-a carefnl. .staaE Nf
the questions of the day, giving special atten-
ton to financial questions. He has great dignity
and conservatism. If he will be lacking in any
thing it will be in aggressive qualities hut as
there are no issues pending which will call forth
qualities OF this kind, it is probable that he Will