William Bayard Jr.

William Bayard Jr.
Portrait of Bayard, circa 1818-1820
Born1761
DiedSeptember 18, 1826(1826-09-18) (aged 64–65)
Resting placeTrinity Church Cemetery
Spouse
Elizabeth Cornell
(m. 1783)
Children7
RelativesSee Bayard family
Stephen Van Rensselaer (son-in-law)

William Bayard Jr. (1761 – September 18, 1826) was a prominent New York City banker and a member of the Society of the New York Hospital. He was a close friend to Alexander Hamilton, who was taken to his Greenwich Village home after his famous duel with Aaron Burr, where Hamilton later died.[1]

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