Thomas F. Bayard
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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".
Robert Todd Lincoln
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Robert Todd Lincoln was an American lawyer and businessman. He was the eldest son of President Abraham Lincoln and First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln and the only one of their four children to live past age
Thomas F. Bayard
…1870s United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom In office June 22, 1893 – March 17, 1897 President Grover Cleveland William McKinley Preceded by Robert Todd Lincoln Succeeded by John Hay 30th United States Secretary of State In office March 7, 1885 – March 6, 1889 President Grover Cleveland Benjamin Harrison Preceded…
Lincoln c. 1870–1880
Portrait by Mathew Brady c. 1865
Portrait, 1870–1880
Presidential Possibilities card issued by Duke Sons & Co. to promote Honest Long Cut Tobacco, 1888