Francis Baylies
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromMassachusetts
In office March 4, 1821 – March 3, 1827
Preceded by	Marcus Morton
Succeeded by	James L. Hodges
Constituency	10th district (1821–23) 12th district (1823–27)
Member of theMassachusetts House of Representatives
In office 1827–1832
United States Chargé d'Affaires, Argentina
In office 15 June 1832 – 26 September 1832
Preceded by	John Murray Forbes
Succeeded by	William Brent Jr.
Member of theMassachusetts House of Representatives
In office 1835
Personal details
Born	October 16, 1783 (1783-10-16) Taunton, Massachusetts
Died	October 28, 1852(1852-10-28) (aged 69) Taunton, Massachusetts, U.S.
Resting place	Old Plain Cemetery
Party	Federalist Jackson Federalist Democratic
Spouse	Elizabeth Moulton
Children	1
Profession	Lawyer
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Francis Baylies (October 16, 1783 – October 28, 1852) was aU.S. representative fromMassachusetts, and brother of congressmanWilliam Baylies. His great-grandfather wasThomas Baylies, an ironmaster fromCoalbrookdale,England, who immigrated toBoston in 1737.

Baylies was born inTaunton, Massachusetts, in 1783, the son of Dr. William Baylies (1742–1826).^[1] He studied law, and wasadmitted to the bar in 1810 and commenced practice inTaunton, Massachusetts. He later served as Register of Probate for Bristol County 1812–1820. He was an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1818 to theSixteenth Congress.

Baylies was elected as aFederalist to theSeventeenth Congress, a Jackson Federalist to theEighteenth Congress, and a Jacksonian to theNineteenth Congress (March 4, 1821 – March 3, 1827).He was an unsuccessful candidate in 1827 for reelection to theTwentieth Congress.He served as member of theMassachusetts House of Representatives from 1827 to 1832.

Jackson then appointed him to the post of United Stateschargé d'affaires inBuenos Aires in theArgentine Confederation following theraid on the Falkland Islands by USSLexington in 1831.USSPeacock conveyed Mr. Baylies and family tola Plata and on the occasion, both theBritish line-of-battle shipPlantagenet andfrigateDruid complemented her flag by playingHail, Columbia.^{[2]: pp.25, 26} His very short term in office was due to the unsettled conditions of the time.

Baylies was again elected to theMassachusetts House of Representatives in 1835. He engaged in literary pursuits. He died inTaunton, Massachusetts, October 28, 1852, and was interred in the Old Plain Cemetery.

• An Historical Memoir of the Colony of New Plymouth (1830).
• Massachusetts Historical Society,Letters of Francis Baylies 1827–1834. in Proceedings of the Massachusetts Historical Society. vol. 45, Pages 166 -184, (1912).

• United States Congress."Francis Baylies (id: B000255)".Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
• Emery, Samuel Hopkins.:Ministry of Taunton v. 1 p. 253, (1853).

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