Hon. Nicholas Baylies died in Des Moines on the 15th of May, at the age of eighty-four years. He was a native of Vermont and in his younger days traveled extensively, visiting Brazil and other southern countries. In 1836 he settled at St. Helena, Louisiana, where he remained many years, holding several important public offices, the duties of which he discharged with ability and fidelity. He came to Iowa in 1858, and settled on a farm near Des Moines. In 1863 he was elected a member of the House of the Tenth General Assembly and was one of the influential members of that body. He was always a man of influence in the communities where he lived, enjoying the confidence and esteem of all who knew him.
[Annuals of Iowa, July 1893, submitted by Cathy Danielson]
[Annuals of Iowa, July 1893, submitted by Cathy Danielson]
Hon. Nicholas Baylies died in Des Moines on the 15th of May, at the age of eighty-four years. He was a native of Vermont and in his younger days traveled extensively, visiting Brazil and other southern countries. In 1836 he settled at St. Helena, Louisiana, where he remained many years, holding several important public offices, the duties of which he discharged with ability and fidelity. He came to Iowa in 1858, and settled on a farm near Des Moines. In 1863 he was elected a member of the House of the Tenth General Assembly and was one of the influential members of that body. He was always a man of influence in the communities where he lived, enjoying the confidence and esteem of all who knew him.
[Annuals of Iowa, July 1893, submitted by Cathy Danielson]
[Annuals of Iowa, July 1893, submitted by Cathy Danielson]
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