We regret to announce the death of Mr. Bayard, American
Ambassador in England from 1893 to 1897. Mr. Bayard, who came of French Huguenot stock, and was born in Wilmington in 1828, soon made his mark as a lawyer, was elected a Senator for Delaware in 1869, resigning in 1885 to become Secretary for State in President Cleveland's Cabinet. During his tenure of office he was responsible for the truculent Report which led to the dismissal of Lord Sack ville, but as Ambassador to the Court of St. James's he amply atoned for the indiscretion by his strenuous and courageous efforts, at a time of great political tension, to maintain and promote fraternal feelings between England and the United States. For his speeches at the time of the Venezuelan imbroglio he will always be held in grateful remembrance. Mr. Bayard, whose chivalrous courtesy and engaging personality were in keeping with his name, has the honourable distinction, rare amongst prominent American politicians, of having died a poor man.
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