(Encyclopedia) Bayard, James Asheton, 1799–1880, U.S. senator from Delaware (1851–64, 1867–69), b. Wilmington, Del.; son of James Asheton Bayard (1767–1815). His Unionist sentiments led him into the…
(Encyclopedia) Bayard, James AshetonBayard, James Ashetonbīˈərd [key], 1767–1815, U.S. representative (1797–1803) and senator (1805–13) from Delaware, b. Philadelphia. Admitted to the bar in 1787, he…
civil rights activistBorn: 3/17/1912Birthplace: West Chester, Pa. Rustin was one of the most influential civil rights activists of the 1950s and '60s, yet he maintained a low profile, reserving the…
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Biographies of U.S. representatives and senators from Delaware Member Name Birth-Death ADAMS, Wilbur Louis 1884-1937 ALLEE, James Frank 1857-1938 ALLEN…
Senate Years of Service:
1789-1793
Party:
Anti-Administration; Pro-Administration
BASSETT, Richard, (grandfather of Richard Henry Bayard and James Asheton Bayard, Jr.), a Senator from Delaware;…
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(Encyclopedia) St. John, John Pierce, 1833–1916, American political reformer, b. Brookville, Ind. He traveled in the West and in South America, fought in the Union army in the Civil War, and after…
