Richard Henry Bayard

Whig Senator of Delaware

  • Senator

    Delaware

    May 31, 1841 - March 3, 1845

4

Congresses Served

2

Senate Terms

January 1, 1796 (72 years old)

Birthday

January 1, 1868

Death

  • Served as the first Mayor of Wilmington, Delaware.
  • Held the position of Chief Justice of the Delaware Superior Court.
  • Elected as a U.S. Senator from Delaware, serving two non-consecutive terms.
  • Initially elected to the Senate as an Anti-Jacksonian, later affiliated with the Whig Party.
  • Chaired the Committee on Private Land Claims and served on the Committees on District of Columbia and Naval Affairs during his Senate tenure.
  • Appointed as chargé d’affaires to Belgium after his Senate career.
  • Graduated from Princeton College and was admitted to the bar in 1818.
  • Part of a prominent political family with multiple relatives serving in significant political roles, including his father and brother.