Thomas Francis Bayard Sr. was an American lawyer, politician and diplomat from Wilmington, Delaware. A Democrat, he served three terms as the United States senator from Delaware and made three unsucce
Official portrait, c. 1870s
Bayard's father, James A. Bayard Jr., served as a United States Senator from Delaware in the 1850s and 1860s.
Photograph of Thomas F. Bayard, c. 1870
A cartoon from the April 9, 1870, issue of Harper's Weekly anticipates the resumption of government payments in precious-metal coins. "Brother Jonathan" was a personification of the United States before "Uncle Sam".
Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen was an American lawyer and politician from New Jersey who served as a U.S. Senator and later as United States Secretary of State under President Chester A. Arthur.
Thomas F. Bayard
…by John Hay 30th United States Secretary of State In office March 7, 1885 – March 6, 1889 President Grover Cleveland Benjamin Harrison Preceded by Frederick T. Frelinghuysen Succeeded by James G. Blaine President pro tempore of the United States Senate In office October 10, 1881 – October 13, 1881 Preceded by Allen G. Thurman…
Statue honoring Frelinghuysen in Newark, New Jersey