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Mark R. Bacon | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives from Michigan's2nd district | |
| In office March 4, 1917 – December 13, 1917 | |
| Preceded by | Samuel Beakes |
| Succeeded by | Samuel Beakes |
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| Born | (1852-02-29)February 29, 1852 Phillipstown, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | August 20, 1941(1941-08-20) (aged 89) Pasadena, California, U.S. |
| Resting place | San Gabriel Cemetery,San Gabriel, California, U.S. |
| Party | Republican |
Mark Reeves Bacon (February 29, 1852 – August 20, 1941) was alawyer andpolitician from theU.S. state ofMichigan.
Bacon was born inPhillipstown, Illinois, and attended the public schools there. He taught school at the Academy inBolivar, Missouri in 1871. He studiedlaw, was admitted to thebar on July 4, 1876, and commenced practice inFairfield, Illinois. He was thecity attorney of Fairfield and a delegate to several State conventions.[1]
He moved toOrlando, Florida, in 1882 and toJacksonville, Florida, in 1886 and engaged in the abstract business. He moved toWyandotte, Michigan, in 1895 and became associated with the Michigan Alkali Company through his marriage to Mary Ford, the granddaughter of founder Jean-Baptiste Ford (and the daughter of Edward Ford, founder of Edward Ford Plate Glass Company, subsequently part of Libbey-Owens Ford Glass and thePilkington).
Bacon presented credentials as aRepublican Member-elect fromMichigan's 2nd congressional district to theUnited States House of Representatives for theSixty-fifth Congress. He served from March 4 until December 13, 1917, when he was succeeded byDemocratSamuel W. Beakes, who successfully contested the election. On April 5, 1917, he was one of the 50 representatives who voted against declaring war on Germany. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1918, retiring toWyandotte, Michigan.
He died at his winter home inPasadena, California, aged 89, and is interred at San Gabriel Cemetery,San Gabriel, California.
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| Preceded by | United States Representative for the 2nd Congressional District of Michigan March 4, 1917– December 13, 1917 | Succeeded by |
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