Thomas F. Bayard junior

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Thomas F. Bayard Jr.

Thomas Francis Bayard Jr. (born June 4, 1868 in Wilmington , Delaware ; †  July 12, 1942 ibid) was an American politician ( Democratic Party ) who represented the state of Delaware in the US Senate .

Thomas Bayard came from a family that produced numerous well-known politicians. His great-grandfather James A. Bayard was a federalist in the Senate from 1804 to 1813 , which also included his grandfather James A. Bayard Jr. , his brother Richard and his father Thomas F. Bayard . The elder Thomas Bayard was also the United States Secretary of State .

After graduating from Yale University in 1890 , he graduated from the Law School of the same college and was admitted to the Delaware Bar in 1893. As a result, Bayard lived for four years in New York City , where he worked as a corporate lawyer ( Corporation Counsel ) before returning to Delaware in 1901. From 1906 to 1916 he was chairman of the Democratic Party at the state level. As a lawyer he was from 1917 to 1919 with the post of solicitor in the service of the City of Wilmington.

After the resignation of US Senator Josiah O. Wolcott on July 2, 1921, the Republican T. Coleman du Pont was appointed as his immediate successor. For the by-election due for the remaining legislative period, which also served as an election for the following term of office, Thomas Bayard ran against du Pont on November 7, 1922. The result of the by-election was extremely tight: while the incumbent received 36,894 votes, his challenger received 39,954 votes. This 60 vote difference earned Bayard the seat. The difference in the regular election was a little clearer: Here the Democrat was 325 votes ahead of the Republican, who had to cede his mandate to Bayard. After serving in the Democratic minority faction in the Senate for six years, Thomas Bayard ran for re-election. This time, however, he achieved only 39 percent of the vote and was clearly defeated by former Governor John G. Townsend . Bayard had to vacate his seat in Congress on March 3, 1929 and returned to Wilmington, where he again worked as a lawyer.

Thomas Bayard died in Wilmington in July 1942 and was buried there in the Old Swedes Episcopal Church Cemetery . His son Alexis also embarked on a political career and served as lieutenant governor of Delaware from 1949 to 1953 .

Web links

  • Thomas F. Bayard in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)