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James Roosevelt Bayley

James Roosevelt Bayley, American archbishop (died 1877)

Born
August 23, 1814
Died
October 3, 1877
Zodiac sign
Virgo
Birth year
1814

About James Roosevelt Bayley

James Roosevelt Bayley was an American Catholic prelate who served as the first Bishop of Newark (1853–1872) and as Archbishop of Baltimore (1872–1877). James Roosevelt Bayley (August 23, 1814 – October 3, 1877) was an American Catholic prelate who served as the first Bishop of Newark (1853–1872) and as Archbishop of Baltimore (1872–1877). Roosevelt, making Archbishop Bayley a first cousin to President Roosevelt's father James Roosevelt I, and a fourth cousin twice removed of future President Theodore Roosevelt. Richard Bayley, was a professor at Columbia College who created New York's quarantine system.

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The world when James Roosevelt Bayley was born

James Roosevelt Bayley was born in 1814. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineBritish burn Washington D.C.
  • Technology milestoneFirst practical steam locomotive for railways
  • World population~970M

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderJames Madison
  • U.S. population8.1M

1814 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in James Roosevelt Bayley's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure18142026
Population8.1M341 million

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