Richard H. Bayard

Richard Henry Bayard ( born September 26, 1796 in Wilmington, Delaware; † March 4, 1868 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ) was an American politician. He represented the State of Delaware in the U.S. Senate.

Richard Bayard came from a family that produced many politicians. His grandfather, Richard Bassett, his mother Nancy 's father, was one of the first two U.S. senators for Delaware and later governor of the state. His father James was a member of the Senate in Washington; his own younger brother James joined there later his successor. His nephew, Thomas F. Bayard and his son Thomas were also U.S. senators.

After graduating from Princeton College in 1814, Richard Bayard studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1818, after which he began practicing in Wilmington. As the place in 1832 and received its charter, Bayard became its first mayor.

Following the resignation of U.S. Senator Arnold Naudain Bayard was elected as his successor. He took his seat as a member of the National Republican Party in Washington on June 17, 1836 to September 19, 1839 to true and then stepped back to take up a position as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Delaware. This office he held until March 12, 1841; on that day he went again to the Senate. He had previously won the by-election to that seat, which had remained vacant since his resignation. Bayard, now a member of the Whigs remained until March 3, 1845 Congress; to the re-election he was not applied. During this period he was also Chairman of the Marine Committee.

After his political career, Richard Bayard still officiated from 1850 to 1853 as an American charge d' affaires in Belgium. He then retired to private life and died in 1868 in Philadelphia.