David Bailie Warden

David Bailie Warden was an Irish republican and an American diplomat, author, and book-collector. Born in 1772 at Ballycastle, near Newtownards, County Down, Kingdom of Ireland, he died in 1845 in Paris, Kingdom of France.

David Bailie Warden
Born	1772 (1772) Bally Castle, County Down, Ireland
Died	(1845-10-09)9 October 1845 Paris, France

In 1797 Warden received an M.A. from the University of Glasgow in Scotland, and was licensed preach by the Presbytery of Bangor, Country Down. He was a pupil of Rev. James Porter at nearby Greyabbey, following his lectures on natural and experimental philosophy. Like Porter, Warden joined the Society of United Irishmen. Inspired by the American, and French, Revolutions, the Society was planning an insurrection to secure a representative and national government for Ireland. When the call came in County Down, on June 9th, 1798, Warden led a troop rebels to success at Saintield, but to defeat with the main body of insurgents at Ballynahinch on June 12th. In 1799 Warden was forced to emigrate to America, sailing to New Bedford on the ship Harmony.

From 1801 to 1804 Warden was the Principal tutor at Kingston Academy, Ulster County, N.Y. In 1804 he became an American citizen, and became private secretary to John Armstrong, US minister to France. In 1808 Designated consul pro tempore. From 1810 to 1814 he was Consul at Paris, France, and agent for prize cases. In 1816 he wrote the Chorographical and Statistical Description of the District of Columbia. Paris : Printed and sold by Smith. In 1819 he published A Statistical, Political and Historical Account of the United States of America. Edinburgh: Printed for A. Constable and Co; .Philadelphia: T. Wardle. 3 vols. In 1820 he published Bibliotheca America Septentirionalis. Paris, L'imprimerie de Nouzou. In 1831 he published Bibliotheca Americana.

Sources

• Roger Courtney (2013), Dissenting Voices: Rediscovering the Irish Progressive Presbyterian Tradition, Ulster Historical Foundation, Belfast, pp.133-134.
• https://viaf.org/viaf/301816047/
• https://snaccooperative.org/ark:/99166/w6h41skc
• https://www.worldcat.org/wcidentities/lccn-n87822182
• http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n87822182.html

American diplomat, author, and book-collector. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Paris, to Noah Webster, 1829 Sept. 17. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270659525

Author, book collector, and diplomat. From the description of Papers of David Bailie Warden, 1800–1843. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79455374

David Bailie Warden was a diplomat and teacher, and was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 1809. From the description of Papers, 1797–1851. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 154298257 From the guide to the David Bailie Warden papers, 1797–1851, 1787–1851, (American Philosophical Society)