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Thomas Bayard Sr.
Democrat · Senate · Delaware · 1869–1885
Thomas Bayard Sr. was a Democratic U.S. senator from Delaware, serving 1869–1885. Cast 3,616 votes and missed 27.2%.
- Years in Congress
- 15
- Votes missed
- 27.2%
- Born
- 1828
- Died
- 1898
Biography
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 unsuccessful bids for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States. In 1885, President Grover Cleveland appointed him Secretary of State.
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Terms in office
- Senate, Delaware1869–1885 · Democrat
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Capitol Receipts, “Thomas Bayard Sr. (D-DE), Senate 1869–1885,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/past-member/B000253/thomas-bayard-sr (accessed 2026-10-14).