William J. Bacon

William J. Bacon

William Johnson Bacon (February 18, 1803 - July 3, 1889) was a U.S. Representative from New York, son of Ezekiel Bacon and grandson of John Bacon.

Born in Williamstown, Massachusetts, Bacon moved with his parents to Utica, New York, in 1815.He was graduated from Hamilton College, Clinton, New York, in 1822.He studied law and was graduated from the Litchfield Law School in 1824.He was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice in Utica, New York.He was appointed city attorney in 1837.He served as member of the New York State Assembly in 1850.

Bacon was elected trustee of Hamilton College in 1851.

Bacon was elected judge of the State supreme court of the fifth district in 1854 and served until 1870.

Bacon was elected as a Republican to the Forty-fifth Congress (March 4, 1877-March 3, 1879).He was not a candidate for renomination in 1878.He resumed the practice of law.He died in Utica, New York, July 3, 1889.He was interred in Forest Hill Cemetery.

References


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Bacon — (v. engl. bacon „Speck“) bezeichnet: Frühstücksspeck im Deutschen. (2940) Bacon, einen Asteroiden des Hauptgürtels Bacon ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Anne Cooke Bacon (1528–1610), englische Autorin Anthony Bacon (1558–1601),… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Bacon's Rebellion — Bacon’s Rebellion, auch bekannt als Virginia Rebellion, war eine 1676 von Nathaniel Bacon in der britischen Kolonie Virginia geführte Rebellion gegen den Gouverneur Sir William Berkeley. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Nathaniel Bacon 2 Gouverneur Berkeley… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Bacon’s Rebellion — Bacon’s Rebellion, auch bekannt als Virginia Rebellion, war eine 1676 von Nathaniel Bacon in der britischen Kolonie Virginia geführte Rebellion gegen den Gouverneur Sir William Berkeley. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Nathaniel Bacon 2 Gouverneur Berkeley …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • William Davies Company — was a pork processing and packing company in Toronto, Canada. At one time, it was the largest pork packer both in Canada and the British Empire. [http://www.lostrivers.ca/points/porkpacking.htm Points of Interest Along Lost Streams: Toronto Pork… …   Wikipedia

  • William Bacon Oliver — (* 23. Mai 1867 in Eutaw, Greene County, Alabama; † 27. Mai 1948 in New Orleans, Louisiana) war ein US amerikanischer Rechtsanwalt und Politiker (Demokratische Partei). Er war ein Cousin von Sydney Parham Epes, einem US Abgeordneten aus Virginia …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • William of Ockham — Full name William of Ockham Born c. 1288 Ockham, England Died 1347 or 1348 Munich, Holy Roman Empire …   Wikipedia

  • Bacon's cipher — or the Baconian cipher is a method of steganography (a method of hiding a secret message as opposed to a true cipher) devised by Francis Bacon. A message is concealed in the presentation of text, rather than its content.To encode a message, each… …   Wikipedia

  • William Bacon Oliver — (May 23, 1867 ndash;May 27, 1948) was a Congressman from Alabama.He was born in Eutaw, Alabama, graduated from the University of Alabama in 1887 and from the law department in 1889. After additional courses at the University of Virginia in the… …   Wikipedia

  • William Evarts — William M. Evarts. William Maxwell Evarts (* 6. Februar 1818 in Boston, Massachusetts; † 28. Februar, 1901 in New York City) war ein US amerikanischer Rechtsanwalt und Staatsmann. Er war vom 12. März 1877 bis 7. März 1881 …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • William Maxwell Evarts — William M. Evarts. William Maxwell Evarts (* 6. Februar 1818 in Boston, Massachusetts; † 28. Februar, 1901 in New York City) war ein US amerikanischer Rechtsanwalt und Staatsmann. Er war vom 12. März 1877 bis 7. März 1881 …   Deutsch Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”