Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-09-29
AT REST.
Hon. Thomas F. Bayard
Died Yesterday After a
Long Illness.
THE FUNERAL SATURDAY.
To be Held In tho Old Swedish Church at
wii,ningtun-His Family With Him
at the End which Came without
Pain-Skctch OF tho States
mans Career.

Dedham, Mass, Sept. 2S-After an ILL
ness of over six weeks. Hon. Thomas f.
Bayard, the FIRST ambassador from this
country to Great Britain, died at 1850
O'Clock this afternoon at karlstein, the
summer residence of his daughter, Mrs.
Samuel -. Warren.
His death was without pain and the dis
tinvuishcd citizen merely passed to a state
of unCunsciousness and then out into the
great unknown. Ills wife, his two daush-
tcrs, Mrs Warren and Miss Florence
Bayard, and his son, Thomas f. Bayard,
jr., saw hun draw his last breath while
his third daughter, the Countess Lauen-
haupt was on her way to Dedham.
The remains will he taken back to his
native State, Delaware. and the funeral
services will be held Saturday IN the old
Swedish church at Wilmington.
Thomas Francis Bayard was born in
Wilmington. Del. oct. %, 1925, and was Il
distinguished member of an eminent fam
lily. He was admitted to the bar in 1851
and began the practice OF his profession
with his father In 1858 he was appointed
United States district attorney for Della
ware. but resigned m the following year.
In 1866 Mr.. Bayurd removed to Philadel-
phia. where he formed legal partnership
with William Shippen. on the death of
his partner five years later he returned to
Wilmington. When the war Of the Rebel
lion began, "A militia company was organ
lied and Thomas f.. Bayard was elected
its first lieutenant. In June, 1861, the IA
nous peace meeting of the citizens was
held in Delaware and Lieut.. Bayard was
one of the principal speakers. He de-
nounccd the war, and his remarks on that
occasion have been quoted in late years
as an argument against his availability
as n presidential candidate.
In 1865 he was elected to succeed his
father in the United States Senate and
was twice reelected. Mr.. Bayard took a
leading position on the democratic side.
senator Bayard took an active part in
the discussions concerning the presidential
election OF 1876, and was an advocate and
subsequently II member of the electoral
commits sion.
In October 1866 he married Louisa,
daughter of Josiah Leo, of Baltimore.
Twelve children were the result of that
union.
In 1917 he received the honorary degree
OF LII. ID. from Harvard University.
In the democratic nomination of 1880 his
friends rallied to secure his nomina ation
for the presidency and on the first bal
lot he stood next to Hancock, who was
nominated on the second. In the demo-
cratic convention in 1854 at which Mr..
Cleveland was nominated. Mr.. Bayard re-
Ccived the next largest vote and in 1885,
when Mr.. Cleveland first took the presi-
dcntial chair, he made Mr.. Bayard secre-
tary of state. In March, 1893, Mr.. Bayard
was appointed ambassador to the Court OF
st. James and served during Mr. Cleve-
lands second term.
Mr., Blyaid's lirst wife died during the
first year OF his term as secretary OF
state. Four years later he was married "a
Miss Mary w. Clmcr of Washington, who
survives him.