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Bacon family of Massachusetts

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  John Bacon (1738-1820) — of Massachusetts. Born in Canterbury, Windham County, Conn., April 5, 1738. Democrat. Delegate to Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1779-80; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1780, 1783-84, 1786, 1789-91, 1793; member of Massachusetts state senate, 1781-82, 1794-96, 1798, 1803-06; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts at-large, 1801-03. Died in Stockbridge, Berkshire County, Mass., October 25, 1820 (age 82 years, 203 days). Interment at Stockbridge Cemetery, Stockbridge, Mass.
  Relatives: Father of Ezekiel Bacon; grandfather of William Johnson Bacon.
  Political family: Bacon family of Massachusetts.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Ezekiel Bacon (1776-1870) — of Pittsfield, Berkshire County, Mass. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., September 1, 1776. Democrat. Member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1805-06; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 12th District, 1807-13; state court judge in Massachusetts, 1811-14; state court judge in New York, 1818; member of New York state assembly from Oneida and Oswego counties, 1818-19; delegate to New York state constitutional convention, 1821. Died in Utica, Oneida County, N.Y., October 18, 1870 (age 94 years, 47 days). Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery, Utica, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of John Bacon; father of William Johnson Bacon.
  Political family: Bacon family of Massachusetts.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  William Johnson Bacon (1803-1889) — also known as William J. Bacon — of Utica, Oneida County, N.Y. Born in Williamstown, Berkshire County, Mass., February 18, 1803. Republican. Member of New York state assembly from Oneida County 1st District, 1850; state court judge in New York, 1854; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1872; U.S. Representative from New York 23rd District, 1877-79. Died in Utica, Oneida County, N.Y., July 3, 1889 (age 86 years, 135 days). Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery, Utica, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Ezekiel Bacon; grandson of John Bacon.
  Political family: Bacon family of Massachusetts.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
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