William Baylies

William Baylies (born September 15, 1776 in Dighton , Bristol County , Massachusetts , †  September 27, 1865 in Taunton , Massachusetts) was an American politician . Between 1809 and 1835 he represented the state of Massachusetts in the US House of Representatives several times .

Career

William Baylies was the older brother of Congressman Francis Baylies (1783-1852). He studied at Brown University in Providence ( Rhode Island ) until 1795 . After studying law and being admitted to the bar, he began working in Bridgewater in 1799 in this profession. Politically, he became a member of the Federalist Party founded by Alexander Hamilton in the late 1790s . Between 1808 and 1813 he sat several times as a member of the House of Representatives from Massachusetts . In 1825 and 1826 he was a member of the State Senate .

In the 1808 congressional elections , Baylies was elected to the 7th constituency of Massachusetts in the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , where he succeeded Joseph Barker on March 4, 1809 . His opponent Charles Turner , however, objected to the 1808 election result. When this was granted, Baylies had to cede his mandate on June 28, 1809 to Turner. In the elections of 1812 Baylies was re- elected to Congress in the seventh district of his state , where he replaced Turner on March 4, 1813. After being re-elected, he was able to complete two legislative terms there until March 3, 1817. These were initially shaped by the events of the British-American War of 1812 . Since 1815 he represented the eighth district of his state.

In 1820 and 1821 Baylies was again a member of the House of Representatives from Massachusetts; between 1830 and 1831 he was again a member of the State Senate. In the 1820s he joined the movement against later President Andrew Jackson and became a member of the National Republican Party . In the elections of 1832 Baylies was re-elected to the US House of Representatives in the tenth constituency of Massachusetts, where he served a final term between March 4, 1833 and March 3, 1835. Since President Jackson took office in 1829, there has been heated debate inside and outside of Congress about its policies. It was about the controversial enforcement of the Indian Removal Act , the conflict with the state of South Carolina , which culminated in the nullification crisis , and the banking policy of the president. In 1834, Baylies was not re-elected. After his time in Congress ended, he returned to practice as a lawyer. He died in Taunton on September 27, 1865.

Web links

• William Baylies in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
• William Baylies in the database of Find a Grave (English)