John Bacon | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromMassachusetts's1st district | |
| In office March 4, 1801 – March 4, 1803 | |
| Preceded by | Theodore Sedgwick |
| Succeeded by | William Eustis |
| President of the Massachusetts State Senate | |
| In office 1801–1803[1] | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1738-04-05)April 5, 1738 |
| Died | October 25, 1820(1820-10-25) (aged 82) Stockbridge,Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Resting place | Stockbridge Cemetery |
| Party | Democratic-Republican |
| Spouse | Elizabeth Goldthwaite[1] |
| Children | Ezekiel Bacon |
| Alma mater | Princeton |
John Bacon (April 5, 1738 – October 25, 1820), was an American politician, judge, and pastor fromMassachusetts.
John Bacon was born inCanterbury in theConnecticut Colony on April 5, 1738. Upon graduating fromPrinceton College he spent some time preaching inSomerset County, Maryland. On September 25, 1771, he and Mr. John Hunt were appointed as colleague pastors over theOld South Church inBoston,Massachusetts.[2] Bacon ran into difficulties with his congregation over doctrinal issues and his preaching style, which was described as "argumentative... approaching the severe."[3] He was dismissed from the Old South Church on February 8, 1775.
After leaving the church Bacon moved toStockbridge, Massachusetts. He was a charter member of theAmerican Academy of Arts and Sciences.[4] He served as a Magistrate, Representative, Associate and Presiding Judge of the Common Pleas, Member and President of the State Senate, and Member of Congress.[3]
Bacon served on acommittee of safety in 1777 and was a member of theMassachusetts constitutional convention in 1779 and 1780. He alternately served in both chambers of theMassachusetts legislature at various points between 1780 and 1806, becoming the president of theSenate in 1806.[5] In 1788, he was a candidate for the4th congressional district,[6] and was later elected to represent the1st congressional district for a single term in 1800 during which he chaired theCommittee on Elections. After leaving Congress, he served as presiding judge of the court of common pleas, and was appointed chief justice of theMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court in 1809.[5]
Bacon marriedElizabeth, the widow of Alexander Cumming and daughter of Ezekiel Goldthwait, Register of the Deeds for Suffolk County, and died inStockbridge, Massachusetts, October 25, 1820. Bacon is interred in the Stockbridge Cemetery. His son,Ezekiel, and grandson,William, also served as congressmen, the latter from New York.
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