Thomas Francis Bayard Sr. (1828 - 1898)

Born 29 Oct 1828 in Wilmington, Delaware

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Descendants

Died 28 Sep 1898 at age 69 in Dedham, Massachusetts

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Preceded by Allen G. Thurman Preceded by 29th Secretary Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen Preceded by James A. Bayard, Jr.

Thomas F. Bayard President pro tempore of the US Senate 1881 30th United States Secretary of State 1885—1889 US Senator (Class 1) from Delaware 1869—1883

Succeeded by David Davis Succeeded by 31st Secretary James G. Blaine Succeeded by George Gray

Biography

Thomas F. Bayard was born in Wilmington, Delaware in 1828, the second son of James A. Bayard Jr. and Anne (Francis) Bayard. The Bayard family was prominent in Delaware: Bayard's father would be elected to the United States Senate in 1851. Among Thomas Bayard's ancestors were his grandfather, James A. Bayard, also a Senator; and great-grandfather, Richard Bassett, who served as Senator from, and Governor of, Delaware^[1]

Marriage

While in Philadelphia, Bayard met Louise Lee (Louise Sewall Lee), whom he married in October 1856. She was the daughter of Josiah Lee and Catherine Elouise Sewell. The marriage produced twelve children.

Husband: Thomas Francis Bayard Baltimore City DE^[2]

Wife: Louise Sewall Lee

Children:

1. Katharine Lee Bayard, bom August 13, 1857 ; died unmarried, January 16, 1886.^[3]
2. James Asheton Bayard b. 26 FEB 1859 d.6 JAN 1919 DE^[2] married, June 16, 1886, Ora Deakins^[3]
3. Florence Bayard b.17 OCT 1865 d.10 JUN 1954 DE ^[2]
4. Thomas Francis Bayard, Jr. m. Elizabeth Bradford DuPont ^[4]
5. Mabel Bayard, bom March 31, 1861 ; married, January 25, 1883, Samuel Dennis Warren, of Boston, Mass.^[3]
6. Mary Bayard, bom 1862 ; died in infancy.
7. Ann Francis Bayard, born May 10, 1864; died unmarried, November 16, 1898. ^[3]
8. Louisa Lee Bayard, born February 22, 1867 ; married, December 21, 1891, Frank Angell, of Providence, R I.^[3]
9. Ellen Bayard, bom June 3, 1869 married, April 2, 1891, Count Reinhold A. Lewenhaupt, who died April 13, 1891^[3]
10. William Shippen Bayard, bom 1870 ; died in infancy. ^[3]
11. Willing Francis Bayard, born 1871 ; died in infancy. ^[3]
12. Philip Bayard, born August 26, 1872 ; died May 14, 1911 ^[2][3]

Death

Bayard's health had begun to decline in England, and he was often ill after his return to the United States. He died on September 28, 1898, while visiting his daughter Mabel Bayard Warren in Dedham, Massachusetts.[146] Bayard was buried in the Old Swedes Episcopal Church Cemetery at Wilmington. He was survived by his second wife and seven of his twelve children, including Thomas F. Bayard Jr., who would serve in the United States Senate from 1922 to 1929.

Sources

1. ↑ Thomas F. Bayard on Wikipedia
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} Our Family Tree: Descendants of Josiah Lee: Louise Sewall Lee
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8} https://archive.org/stream/ahistoryandgene02bullgoog/ahistoryandgene02bullgoog_djvu.txt
4. ↑ A History and Genealogy of the Families of Bayard, Houstoun of Georgia: And ... By Joseph Gaston Baillie Bulloch found at: History of families of Bayard: Thomas Bayard

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