Ezekiel Bacon (September 1, 1776 – October 18, 1870) was an American lawyer and politician from Massachusetts and New York.
Ezekiel Bacon | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 12th district | |
| In office November 2, 1807 – March 3, 1813 | |
| Preceded by | Barnabas Bidwell |
| Succeeded by | Daniel Dewey |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 1, 1776 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | October 18, 1870 (aged 94) Utica, New York, U.S. |
| Resting place | Forest Hill Cemetery Utica, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic-Republican |
| Children | William J. Bacon |
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| Alma mater | Yale College Litchfield Law School |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Early life
editEzekiel Bacon was born on September 1, 1776, in Boston, Massachusetts to Elizabeth (née Goldthwaite) and John Bacon.[1][2] He graduated from Yale College in 1794. Then he attended Litchfield Law School and studied law with Nathan Dane in Beverly, Massachusetts. He was admitted to the bar in 1800.[2]
Career
editBacon commenced practice in Stockbridge, Massachusetts. He was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1805 to 1806.[2]
Bacon was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the 10th United States Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Barnabas Bidwell and took his seat on November 2, 1807. He was re-elected to the 11th and 12th United States Congresses, holding office until March 3, 1813. He was the chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means (12th Congress).[2]
He was chief justice of the Court of Common Pleas for the Western District of Massachusetts from 1811 to 1814, and Comptroller of the U.S. Treasury from 1814 to 1815.[2]
In 1816, he moved to Utica, New York, and was appointed an associate judge of the Oneida County Court in 1818. He was a member of the New York State Assembly in 1819, and a delegate to the New York State Constitutional Convention of 1821. In 1826, he ran again for Congress but was defeated by the incumbent Henry R. Storrs.[2]
At the time of his death, he was the oldest surviving Member of Congress and the last representative of the administration of President James Madison.[2]
Personal life
editBacon died on October 18, 1870, in Utica. He was buried at the Forest Hill Cemetery in Utica.[2]
Judge and congressman William J. Bacon was his son.[2]
References
edit- ^ New England Historic Genealogical Society (1905), Memorial biographies of the New England Historic Genealogical Society. Vol. 6, Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, p. 401
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Bacon, Ezekiel". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved October 5, 2022.
External links
edit- Barlow, William, and David O. Powell. “Congressman Ezekiel Bacon of Massachusetts and the Coming of the War of 1812.” Historical Journal of Western Massachusetts 6 (Spring 1978): 28-41.
"Bacon, Ezekiel". The Biographical Dictionary of America. Vol. 1. 1906. p. 178.
- United States Congress. "Ezekiel Bacon (id: B000015)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
