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Bayard, William

public official, was born Jan. 1, 1729, in New York. He was a delegate from New York to the colonial congress, held in New York city in 1765. He died in 1804 in Southampton, England.

Bayard, William

merchant, was born about 1764 in New York. He was a large ship owner; traded with all the world; was for many years director of the Bank of America; and in 1810-27 was president of the Chamber of Commerce.

He died Sept. 3, 1850, in New York city. was

Bayles, George

physician, was born Aug. 7, 1836, in New York city. He graduated from the College of Physicians and Surgeons, and from the medical department in the Columbia university in 1859. He has held many important positions, and is president of the board of education of Orange, N. J.

Bayley, James Roosevelt

clergyman, author, was born Aug. 23, 1814, in New York city. He was a clergyman who entered the Roman catholic church from the episcopal and became archbishop of Baltimore. He was the author of History of the Catholic Church of New York; Memoirs of Bruté, First Bishop of Vincennes; and Pastorals for the People.

He died Oct. 3, 1877. in Newark, N. J.

Bayley, Richard

educator, physician, author, was born in 1745 in Fairfield, Conn. The causes of yellow fever were very carefully studied by him, and in 1797 he published a work in which he contended that its origin was due entirely to local causes, and therefore that it was not contagious. He died Aug. 17, 1801, on Staten Island, N. Y.

Bayley, Thomas

congressman, was born in Somerset county, Md. He was a representative in congress from Maryland from 1817 to 1823.

Bayley, Thomas M

legislator, congressman, was born in 1775 in Virginia. He entered public life in 1798; continued therein until 1830; and served in both branches of the state legislature. He was a representative in congress from Virginia from 1813 to 1815. He died in 1834 in Accomac county.

Bayley, William G

civil engineer, railroad manager, was born Sept. 2, 1865, in Hollidaysburg, Pa. Since 1884 he has been in the railway service; during 1890- 94 as engineer maintenance of way; and since 1894 as division superintendent of the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis railway.

Baylies, Francis

lawyer, congressman, author, was born Oct. 16, 1783, in Taunton, Mass. He was register of probate in Bristol county, Mass., from 1812 to 1820; was a representative in congress from Massachusetts from 1821 to 1827; and was a member of the state legislature from 1827 to 1832, and in 1835. In 1832 he was appointed charge d'affaires to Buenos Ayres. He was the author of A History of the Plymouth Colony. He died Oct. 28, 1852, in Taunton, Mass.

Baylies, Nicholas

jurist, author, was born in 1772 in Uxbridge, Mass. He was graduated at Dartmouth in 1794; studied law, and practiced in Woodstock and Montpelier. From 1831 to 1834 he was a judge of the supreme court of Vermont. He published a Digested Index to the Modern Reports of the Courts of Common Law in England and the United States, in three volumes; and an Essay on Free Agency. He died Aug. 17, 1847, in Lyndon, Vt.

Baylies, William

legislator, congressman, was born Dec. 5, 1743, in Uxbridge, Mass. He graduated at Harvard college in 1760. He was a member of the provincial congress in 1775; often a member of the Massachusetts state council; served many years in the state legislature; and was a presidential elector in 1801. He was a representative in congress from Massachusetts from 1805 to 1809. He died Jan. 17, 1826, in Dighton, Mass.