Thomas F. Bayard
October 29, 1828 – September 28, 1898
Thomas Francis Bayard Sr. (1828–1898) was an American lawyer, politician, and diplomat from Delaware. A Democrat, he served three terms as a U.S. senator from Delaware and made three unsuccessful bids for the Democratic presidential nomination. In 1885 President Grover Cleveland appointed him Secretary of State, and after four years in private life he returned to diplomacy as Ambassador to Great Britain.
Offices held
Mar 7, 1885 – Mar 6, 1889
Preceded by
Frederick T. Frelinghuysen Succeeded by
James G. Blaine
Frederick T. Frelinghuysen Succeeded by
James G. Blaine
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