John Bayard

John Bayard
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 (1738-08-11)August 11, 1738 Bohemia Manor, Province of Maryland, British America
Died	January 7, 1807(1807-01-07) (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.^[1]