James A. Bayard, Jr.

James A. Bayard, Jr. (November 15, 1799–June 13, 1888) was an American statesman from Delaware who served as a U.S. Senator in the 19th Century.

A Senator from Delaware; born in Wilmington, Del., November 15, 1799; pursued classical studies; studied law; admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Wilmington; United States district attorney for Delaware 1838–1843; elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate in 1851; reelected in 1857 and 1863 and served from March 4, 1851, to January 29, 1864, when he resigned; chairman, Committee on Engrossed Bills (Thirty-second Congress), Committee on Public Buildings (Thirty-third and Thirty-fourth Congresses), Committee on Judiciary (Thirty-fifth and Thirty-sixth Congresses), Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds (Thirty-fifth Congress); resumed the practice of law in Wilmington; appointed in 1867 to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the death of George Read Riddle; was subsequently elected as a Democrat to that position and served from April 5, 1867, to March 3, 1869; was not a candidate for reelection; again resumed the practice of law; died in Wilmington, Del., June 13, 1880; interment in the Old Swedes Burial Ground.

James A. Bayard, Jr. was the son of James A. Bayard, Sr., the brother of Richard H. Bayard, the grandson of Richard Bassett, the father of Thomas F. Bayard, Sr. and the grandfather of Thomas F. Bayard, Jr..

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