William Baylies

William Baylies
Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives
from Massachusetts
In office
March 4, 1809 – June 28, 1809
Preceded byJoseph Barker
Succeeded byCharles Turner, Jr.
Constituency7th district
In office
March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1817
Preceded byCharles Turner Jr.
Succeeded byJohn W. Hulbert
Constituency7th district (1813–15)
8th district (1815–17)
In office
March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1835
Preceded byHenry A. S. Dearborn
Succeeded byNathaniel B. Borden
Constituency10th district
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
In office
1808–1809
1812–1813
1820–1821
Member of the Massachusetts Senate
In office
1825–1826
1830–1831
Personal details
BornSeptember 15, 1776
Dighton, Massachusetts
DiedSeptember 27, 1865(1865-09-27) (aged 89)
Taunton, Massachusetts
Resting placeDighton Town Cemetery
Dighton, Massachusetts
Political partyFederalist
Jackson Federalist
National Republican
RelationsFrancis Baylies
Alma materBrown University
ProfessionLawyer

William Baylies (September 15, 1776 – September 27, 1865) was an American lawyer and politician who served four non-consecutive terms as a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts in the early to mid-19th century.

He was the brother of congressman Francis Baylies. His great-grandfather was Thomas Baylies, an ironmaster from Coalbrookdale, England, who emigrated to Boston in 1737.


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