Henry Bacon (New York)
Henry Bacon | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 15th district | |
In office December 6, 1886 – March 3, 1889 | |
Preceded by | John H. Bagley, Jr. |
Succeeded by | Moses D. Stivers |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 15th district | |
In office March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893 | |
Preceded by | Moses D. Stivers |
Succeeded by | Ashbel P. Fitch |
Personal details | |
Born |
March 14, 1846 Brooklyn, New York |
Died |
March 25, 1915 (aged 69) Goshen, New York |
Citizenship | United States |
Political party | Democratic Party |
Alma mater | Union College |
Profession | Attorney |
Henry Bacon (March 14, 1846 – March 25, 1915) was an American politician and a U.S. Representative from New York.
Biography
Born in Brooklyn, New York, Bacon was the son of Daniel P. Bacon, and attended the Mount Pleasant Academy in Sing Sing, the Episcopal Academy in Cheshire, Connecticut. He was graduated from Union College in 1865; studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1866. He commenced practice in Goshen, New York.[1]
Career
Bacon was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-ninth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Lewis Beach as Representative of the fifteenth district of New York. He was reelected to the Fiftieth Congress and served from December 6, 1886, until March 3, 1889. During the Fiftieth Congress, he was chairman of the Committee on Manufactures. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1888 to the Fifty-first Congress. He was elected to the Fifty-second Congress from March 4, 1891 to March 3, 1893,[2] during which he served as chairman of the Committee on Banking and Currency.
An unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1892, he resumed the practice of law in Goshen. He served as delegate to the Democratic National Convention at Chicago in 1892,and was on the Corporation counsel of Goshen from 1909 to 1915.
Death
Bacon died, of pneumonia, in Goshen, New York, on March 25, 1915 (age 69 years, 11 days). He is interred at Slate Hill Cemetery, Goshen, New York.[3]
References
- ↑ "Henry Bacon". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
- ↑ "Henry Bacon". Govtrack US Congress. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
- ↑ "Henry Bacon". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Henry Bacon (New York). |
- United States Congress. "Henry Bacon (id: B000016)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Henry Bacon at Find a Grave
United States House of Representatives | ||
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Preceded by John H. Bagley, Jr. |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 15th congressional district December 6, 1886 – March 3, 1889 |
Succeeded by Moses D. Stivers |
Preceded by Moses D. Stivers |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 15th congressional district March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893 |
Succeeded by Ashbel P. Fitch |
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