Henry Bacon (New York politician)

For other people named Henry Bacon, see Henry Bacon (disambiguation).
Henry Bacon
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 15th district
In office
March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893
Preceded byMoses D. Stivers
Succeeded byAshbel P. Fitch
In office
December 6, 1886 – March 3, 1889
Preceded byLewis Beach
Succeeded byMoses D. Stivers
Personal details
BornMarch 14, 1846 (1846-03-14)
Brooklyn, New York
DiedMarch 25, 1915 (1915-03-26) (aged 69)
Goshen, New York
Resting placeSlate Hill Cemetery, Goshen, New York
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)Helen Brandreth (m. 1867–1905, her death)
Susan Randall (m. 1906– 1915, his death)
Children1
Alma materUnion College
ProfessionAttorney

Henry Bacon (March 14, 1846 – March 25, 1915) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a U.S. Representative from New York in the late 19th century.

Biography

Born in Brooklyn, New York, Bacon was the son of Daniel P. Bacon and attended the Mount Pleasant Academy in Sing Sing and 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 the Corporation Counsel of Goshen from 1909 to 1915.

Death

Bacon died of pneumonia on March 25, 1915, in Goshen, New York. He is buried in Slate Hill Cemetery in Goshen.[3]

Family

In 1867, Bacon married Helen Brandreth, the daughter of George Brandreth and they remained married until her death in 1905.[4][5] In 1906, he married Susan Randall, the daughter of Samuel J. Randall, and they were married until his death.[6][7] With his first wife, Bacon was the father of a daughter, Florence, who was the wife of Brandreth Symonds.[4][7]

References

  1. ^ "Henry Bacon". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
  2. ^ "Henry Bacon". Govtrack US Congress. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
  3. ^ "Henry Bacon". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
  4. ^ a b Portrait and Biographical Record of Orange County, New York. New York, NY: Chapman Publishing. 1895. p. 751 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ "Death Notice, Helen Bacon Brandreth". New-York Tribune. New York, NY. June 21, 1905. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Henry Bacon Marries; Ex-Congressman Weds Miss Susan Randall of Philadelphia". The New York Times. New York, NY. July 3, 1906. p. 4 – via TimesMachine.
  7. ^ a b "Death of Henry Bacon". Brooklyn Eagle. Brooklyn, NY. March 26, 1915. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.

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U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 15th congressional district
December 6, 1886 – March 3, 1889 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 15th congressional district
March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893 		Succeeded by