The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-09-29

ment for independence In Philadelphia
member of the council of safety; colonel Of
the Second continental regiment raised in
Philadelphia In 1775j speaker of the assem-
bly, in 1777; member OF the continental con-
gress In 1855, besides having been honored
with many other offices OF great trust. -Four
members Of the Bayard family, descendants
of the foregoing, have had Several honors be-
slowed upon them by the little state Of Del
aware. Thomas Francis Bayard, his father,
James Asheton Bayard: his grandfather of
the same name, the neg0tiator OF the treaty
of Ghent and his uncle, Richard Henry Bay
ard. His grandmother's father, Gov. Bassett,
Of Delaware, was also the recipient of sena-
torial honors. Thomas Francis Bayard was
born in Wilmington, Del, Oct 20, 1S28,> and
was a youngest son, In his thirteenth year
he entered school at Flushing, L. I. There
he remained two years. At the expiration
of that period, being intended by his father
for mercantile pursuits clerkship was OBJ
tained for him in the establishment of Mr..
Bayard's brother-in-law, August Van Court
Schermerhorn. Here he received an excel
lent business training. In 1S4S his elder
brother died, whereupon at the request Of
his parents, he returned to Wilmington. Hav-
ing q liking for his fathers profez sion, that
Of law, he began to study with that end in
view, and was admitted to the bar in 1881.
He Immediately began the practice of his
profession with his father, and was sue
cessful from the beginning, his local fame
spreading rapidly. In 1855 Mr.. Bayard re-
moved to Philadelphia whore ne formed a le-
gal co-partnership with William Shippen.
This connection lasted five years, being ter
minated by the death of Mr.. Shippen. Mr..
Bayard, on the death of his partner, returned
to Wilmington, where he was needed by his
father, who was then engrossed with public
duties. When the War of the Rebellion be-
gan Mr.. Bayard was pursuing his profession.
With the first mutterings of war the people
of Wilmington set about establishing meas
ures of self -protectto militia company
was organized, and Thomas f. Bayard was
elected it's first lieutenant. In June 1861
the famous peace meeting of citizens was
held at Dover, and Lieut.. Bayard was one o.
the principal speakers. He denounced the
war, and his remarks on that occasion have
been quoted in later years as an argument
against his availability as a presidential can
didate.
Meanwhile Mr.. Bayard's popularity in Is
native state kept growing rapidly, and in
1868 he elected to succeed his father in
the United States senate, and was subse-
quently twice reelected. It is noteworthy Y
that on the day he was elected to the senate
for the full term his father (who had re-
Delaware to serve for the unexpired part of
his original term. This is the only case of
a father and son being voted for by the SINE
legislature to fill the senatorial Office AL
most at the midst of his senatorial career
Mr.. Bayard took leading position on the
Democratic side. Senator Bayard took an
active part in the discussions concerning the
presidential election of 1876 and was an ad-
vocate and subsequently a member of the
o1o mol -iO Tn notnh c.,
ator Bayard was married to Louisa, daughter
of Joshua Leet, a Baltimore banker. Twelve
children were the result of the union. In
1877 Senator Bayard received the honorary
degree Of LII. D. from Harvard col. .ege.
When the Democratic national conven ion was
held in 1880 his friends rallied in force t.
secure his nomination for the presid II y, ar d
such was their strength and the popular feel
ing for him that on the first ballot ne God
next to Hancock, who was nomina ed on III
second. In the Democratic convention of
1884, at which Mr.. C!ey eland was nominated
Mr.. Bayard received the next largest vote
| to the successful candidate on the two bal
lots which were taken. AS soon as the re-
suit of the national election Of 1884 was pcs
| itively known. Mr. BayaTd was the fi.st
| Democratic statesman invited to cc-su
with President-elect Cleveland and IT was
! generally understood that he was the frs
man oHered place IN the new cabtnet-and
the leading pace at that. This he finally ac-
cepted, although it is said, he WAS strongly
advised by leading Democrats not to enter
the cabinet at all, as his departure from The
senate would tend to weaken the strength OF
J the party in that body. AT the cIo-e OF NJ =
| Cleveland's administration Mr.. Bayard re-
| tired to private life and to his legal profc
| sion. In March, 1898, Mr. Bayard wss ap-
| pointed ambassador to the court of ST. James,
and served during Mr.. CIeveland's second
term. Mr.. Bayard's first wife di during
the first year Of his term as senator. Fur
years later he was married to Miss Mary w.
Climer, Of Washington, who survives him.
Seven of the children are living, as fol-
lows: Mrs. Samuel D. Warren, OF Boston !;
Miss Anna Bayard, Miss Florence Bayard,
the Countess Lauenhaupt, formerly Nj IS Nell
lie Bayard; James a. Bayard, Thomas f.
Bayard Jr. and Philip Francis Bayard.