sentences:  Baylor was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-first Congress (March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1831) from Alabama's 2nd congressional district and was an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1830 to the Twenty-second Congress.In 1836, Baylor fought as a lieutenant colonel against the Creek tribe in the Creek War of 1836.In 1839, he converted to Christianity and was ordained a Baptist minister.