James Bayard American

James Bayard was one of three American diplomats sent to St. Petersburg to negotiate an end to the War of 1812. He was a Federalist who had opposed the war since before its beginning. He saw it as his solemn duty to end it with all possible expediency. He was the least cultured of the group, an unprepossessing senator from Delaware, unaccustomed to aristocratic etiquette and the diplomatic French. He became ill and extremely homesick during the long and fruitless stay in Russia. He also developed a dislike for John Quincy Adams, though he would later come to appreciate his talents. He died only six months after the peace talks ended in 1814.