John E. Bacon | |
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Personal details | |
Born | 1830 |
Died | 1897 |
Nationality | American |
Profession | Politician, diplomat |
John Edmund Bacon (1830 – 1897) was an American lawyer, politician, diplomat and judge, from South Carolina, in the late 19th century. He also acted as charge d'affairs (1885-1888) and minister-resident (1888) of the U.S.to Uruguay and Paraguay.
Bacon was a member of South Carolina's provisional congress in 1862, [1] served the Confederate Army during the American Civil War, and was a diplomat in South America.
He married Rebecca Calhoun Pickens while serving as Secretary of the American Legation in St. Petersburg, Russia. [2] [3]
He served in the Confederate Army. [2] After the Civil War they resided in Columbia, South Carolina. [2]
He served as an American diplomat in Paraguay [4] and Uruguay. [2] [5] His wife's letters from Montevideo were published in the Home Journal.
He paid tribute to John Parsons Carroll, his former law partner. [6]