"(November 15, 1799 -- June 13, 1880) Bayard was a(n) lawyer, public servant, and American politician. Bayard was born in Wilmington, Delaware. He studied law and was admitted to the bar. He served as a United States district attorney for Delaware (1838 -1843). Bayard was elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate in 1851 and was reelected in 1857 (March 4, 1851 - January 29, 1864), when he resigned. He was appointed in 1867 to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy by the death of George Read Riddle and was reelected as a Democrat (April 5, 1867 - March 3, 1869). During his time in Congress, he served as chairmen on the Committee on Engrossed Bills (32nd Congress), Committee on Post Offices and Post Roads (36th Congress), on the Committee on Public Buildings (33rd and 34th Congresses), on the Committee on Judiciary (35th and 36th Congresses) and on the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds (35th congress). [Source: 'Biographical Directory of the United States Congress 1774 - Present', available at https://bioguideretro.congress.gov/Home/MemberDetails?memIndex=B000248]"