Thomas Monteagle Bayly (March 26, 1775 – January 7, 1834) was an eighteenth and nineteenth century politician, lawyer and planter from

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. He was the father of Thomas Henry Bayly.

Early life

Born on Hills Farm near Drummondtown, Virginia, Bayly attended Washington Academy in

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as a young man. He went on to graduate from

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in 1794, had studied law.

Career

Bayly was admitted to the bar around 1796 commencing practice in

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. Bayly also engaged in planting. Congressional Biographical Directory, "Thomas Bayly" He was a slave owner. He became a member of the

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in 1798, serving until 1801 when he left to join the

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, serving there until 1809. During the

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, Bayly served as

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of militia. After the war, he was elected a

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to the

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, serving their from 1813 to 1815. Bayly was not a candidate for reelection in 1814 and instead resumed engaging in

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pursuits and practicing law. He was elected a delegate to the

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. Swem 1918, p. 346 He returned to the House of Delegates in 1819, 1820 and from 1828 to 1831 and was a delegate to the

Death

Bayly died at his plantation called "Mount Custis" in

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on January 7, 1834 and was interred in the family cemetery on the estate.

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