Ezekiel Bacon | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromMassachusetts's12th district | |
| In office November 2, 1807 – March 3, 1813 | |
| Preceded by | Barnabas Bidwell |
| Succeeded by | Daniel Dewey |
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| Born | (1776-09-01)September 1, 1776 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | October 18, 1870(1870-10-18) (aged 94) Utica, New York, U.S. |
| Resting place | Forest Hill Cemetery Utica, New York, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic-Republican |
| Children | William J. Bacon |
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| Alma mater | Yale College Litchfield Law School |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Ezekiel Bacon (September 1, 1776 – October 18, 1870), was an American lawyer and politician fromMassachusetts andNew York.
Ezekiel Bacon was born on September 1, 1776, inBoston, Massachusetts to Elizabeth (née Goldthwaite) andJohn Bacon.[1][2] He graduated fromYale College in 1794. Then he attendedLitchfield Law School and studied law withNathan Dane inBeverly, Massachusetts. He was admitted to the bar in 1800.[2]
Bacon commenced practice inStockbridge, Massachusetts. He was a member of theMassachusetts House of Representatives from 1805 to 1806.[2]
Bacon was elected as aDemocratic-Republican to the10th United States Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation ofBarnabas Bidwell and took his seat on November 2, 1807. He was re-elected to the11th and12th United States Congresses, holding office until March 3, 1813. He was the chairman of theCommittee on Ways and Means (12th Congress).[2]
He was chief justice of the Court of Common Pleas for the Western District of Massachusetts from 1811 to 1814, andComptroller of the U.S. Treasury from 1814 to 1815.[2]
In 1816, he moved toUtica, New York, and was appointed an associate judge of the Oneida County Court in 1818. He was a member of theNew York State Assembly in 1819, and a delegate to theNew York State Constitutional Convention of 1821. In1826, he ran again for Congress but was defeated by the incumbentHenry R. Storrs.[2]
At the time of his death, he was the oldest surviving Member of Congress and the last representative of the administration of PresidentJames Madison.[2]
Bacon died on October 18, 1870, in Utica. He was buried at theForest Hill Cemetery in Utica.[2]
Judge and congressmanWilliam J. Bacon was his son.[2]
"Bacon, Ezekiel".The Biographical Dictionary of America. Vol. 1. 1906. p. 178.| U.S. House of Representatives | ||
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