Richard H. Bayard
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About
Whig politician who was the first Mayor of Wilmington. He was also the Chief Justice of the Delaware Superior Court, and a U.S. Senator from Delaware from 1841 to 1845.
Before Fame
He graduated from Princeton College in 1814 after studying law, and was admitted to the Bar in 1818.
Trivia
He was the second of five Bayards to serve in the Senate.
Family Life
His father, James A Bayard, was a politician and his brother, James A. Bayard, Jr. was also a politician.
Associated With
He was a U.S. Senator like Andrew Jackson.
