Background
He was the son of William Butterworth Bayley, who rose to be acting Governor-General of India, and Anne Augusta Jackson.
He was the son of William Butterworth Bayley, who rose to be acting Governor-General of India, and Anne Augusta Jackson.
Eton; Haileybury. Commissioner of Patna, 1873-1874.
He was educated at Eton and Haileybury College. Bayley entered the Bengal Civil Service in 1856. He held the office of Commissioner of the Patna Division in 1873.
He was invested as a Knight Commander, Order of the Star of India (KCSI) in 1878.
He held the office of Chief Commissioner of Assam in 1878. He held the office of Resident at Hyderabad in 1881.
Bayley held the office of Lieutenant-Governor of Bengal between 1887 and 1890. He was Secretary of the Political and Secret Department, India Office in 1891.
Bayley died in 1925 and is buried in Brompton Cemetery, London.
His portrait is held by the National Portrait Gallery.
He held the office of Member of the Governor-General"s Council in 1882.