Show r NOTABLES OF THE DAY r5 W j TII01IAS FRAXOIS BATAHD salesman son of James A Bayard was born in Wilmington Del October 29 1828 He was educated at Flushing sohool being intended for mercantile life was placed in a business house in New York city In 1848 after the death of his brother he returned to Wilmington studied law and was admitted ad-mitted to practice in 1854 Vas L I States district attorney for a short time He was elected to the United States Senate in 1868 to succeed his father and served continuously until March 4 1885 when he was appointed secretary of state by President Cleveland Cleve-land Ho served on many important committees and in October 1881 was elected president protempore of the Senate He was a member of the electoral commission 187677 and a candidate for the presidency in 1880 and S4 In 1893 he was appointed ambassador to England by President Cleveland which office he now holds I Mr Bayard snow brought prominently promi-nently before the people by his speech made in Scotland I |