John H. Bayne

John H. Bayne
Maryland Senate
In office
December 1861 – 1864
Preceded byJohn B. Brooke
Succeeded byDaniel Clarke
Maryland House of Delegates
In office
1841
Personal details
Born(1804-02-15)February 15, 1804
Spaldings District, Prince George's County, Maryland, U.S.
DiedAugust 18, 1870(1870-08-18) (aged 66)
Resting placeSt. Barnabas Episcopal Church Cemetery, Temple Hills, Maryland
Political party
Spouse
Mary Frances McDaniel
(m. 1827; died 1840)
Children4
ResidenceSalubria plantation

John Henry Bayne (1804–1870) was a Maryland politician and doctor who served in the state House of Delegates and state senate. Despite being a slaveholder and defender of chattel slavery, Bayne served as a surgeon and brevet colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War. By 1864, he viewed it impossible to maintain slavery and the Union, and he encouraged Maryland to abolish slavery in its new constitution.[1]

Bayne was owner of the Salubria plantation near Oxon Hill, Prince George's County, Maryland. He was elected as a Whig to represent Prince George's in the House of Delegates' 1841 session.[2] A year later, he became a justice of the peace.[1] From December 1861 to 1864, he represented Prince George's in the state senate as a Unionist.[3] Both as a delegate and as a private citizen, Bayne was a strong advocate for slaveholders and in particular advocated for government action to prevent enslaved people from escaping bondage.[4]

Bayne was also a noted horticulturist, writing extensively about the cultivation of strawberries and tomatoes, among other fruits. He reportedly had more than 15,000 fruit trees on his farm.[1] In 1847, The Baltimore Sun referred to Bayne as "that prince of horticulturists."[5] He assisted in the planning for the Maryland Agricultural College, the precursor to the University of Maryland, College Park.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "John H. Bayne MSA SC 5496-10538". Archives of Maryland (Biographical Series). March 10, 2015. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
  2. ^ Papenfuse, Edward C. (1990). "Historical List House of Delegates, Prince George's County (1790-1966)". Archives of Maryland. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
  3. ^ Papenfuse, Edward C. (1990). "Historical List Senate, Prince George's County (1838-1966)". Archives of Maryland. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
  4. ^ Engle, Stephen Douglas (2016). Gathering to Save a Nation : Lincoln and the Union's War Governors. Chapel Hill, North Carolina: UNC Press Books. p. 201. ISBN 978-1-4696-2933-9. OCLC 929985369.
  5. ^ "Prince George's Agricultural Exhibition". The Balitimore Sun. Vol. XXI, no. 129. Baltimore, Maryland. October 18, 1847. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Phase II and Phase III Archeological Database and Inventory: Salubria (18PR692) (Report). Maryland Historical Trust.