John Bayard
John Bayard | |
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Oil on canvas portrait by Charles Willson Peale (1781). Housed at the Milwaukee Art Museum. | |
| Mayor of New Brunswick, New Jersey | |
| In office 1794–1796 | |
| Preceded by | Lewis Dunham |
| Succeeded by | Abraham Schuyler |
| In office 1790–1793 | |
| Preceded by | Azariah Dunham |
| Succeeded by | Lewis Dunham |
| Member of the Supreme Executive Council of Pennsylvania for the County of Philadelphia | |
| In office 16 October 1781 – 4 November 1782 | |
| Preceded by | Joseph Reed |
| Succeeded by | John Dickinson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Bubenheim Bayard 11 August 1738 Bohemia Manor, Province of Maryland, British America |
| Died | 7 January 1807 (aged 68) New Brunswick, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Spouses | Margaret Hodge
(m. 1759; died 1780)Mary Grant Hodgson
(m. 1781; died 1785)Johannah White
(m. 1786) |
| Relations | Littleton Kirkpatrick (grandson) James A. Bayard II (nephew) Charles Hodge (nephew) Andrew Kirkpatrick (son-in-law) Samuel H. Smith (son-in-law) George Dashiell Bayard (great-grandson) |
| Children | 8, including Margaret |
| Parent(s) | James Bayard Mary Asheton |
| Education | West Nottingham Academy |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch/service | Continental Army |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Battles/wars | Revolutionary War • Battle of Brandywine • Battle of Germantown • Battle of Trenton |
John Bubenheim Bayard (11 August 1738 – 7 January 1807) was a merchant, soldier, and statesman from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He achieved the rank of colonel while serving with the Continental Army, and was a delegate for Pennsylvania to the Congress of the Confederation in 1785 and 1786. Later he was elected as mayor of New Brunswick, New Jersey.