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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—MassachusettsJohn BACON
(1738-1820)
BACON, John, (father of
Ezekiel Bacon and grandfather of William Johnson Bacon), a
Representative from Massachusetts; born in Canterbury, Conn., April
5, 1738; was graduated from Princeton College in 1765; studied
theology; had charge of the Old South Church, Boston, from
September 25, 1771, until dismissed February 8, 1775, owing to
differences of opinion; located in Stockbridge; studied law; was
admitted to the bar and practiced; served on the committee of
correspondence, inspection, and safety in 1777; member of the State
constitutional convention in 1779 and 1780; member of the State
house of representatives 1780, 1783, 1784, 1786, 1789-1791, and in
1793; member of the State senate 1781, 1782, 1794-1796, 1798, and
1803-1806, serving as president in 1806; elected as a Republican to
the Seventh Congress (March 4, 1801-March 3, 1803); chairman,
Committee on Elections (Seventh Congress); presiding judge of the
court of common pleas; chief justice of the State supreme court in
1809; died in Stockbridge, Berkshire County, Mass., October 25,
1820; interment in Stockbridge Cemetery.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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