Daniel S. Bacon

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Daniel S. Bacon
Member of the Michigan House of Representatives
from the Monroe County district
In office
January 7, 1839 – April 20, 1839
Personal details
Born(1798-12-12)December 12, 1798
Onondaga County, New York, US
DiedMay 18, 1866(1866-05-18) (aged 67)
Monroe, Michigan, US
Political partyWhig
Spouses
  • Eleanor Sophia Page
    ​
    ​
    (m. 1837; d. 1854)​
  • Rhoda Wells Pitts
    ​
    (m. 1859)​
ChildrenElizabeth Custer

Daniel Stanton Bacon (December 12, 1798 – May 18, 1866) was an American politician and judge. He served as a member of the Michigan House of Representatives. He was the father of Elizabeth Bacon Custer, wife and later widow of General George Armstrong Custer.

Early life

Daniel S. Bacon was born on December 12, 1798, in Onondaga County, New York.[1] Daniel later moved to Michigan, and settled in Monroe, Michigan.[2]

Career

In 1822, Bacon taught school on the River Raisin. Bacon engaged in a number of different businesses with his partner, Levi S. Humphrey. One business Bacon engaged in was being a practicing lawyer.[1]

Bacon served as a member of the Michigan Territorial Council representing the 5th district from 1832 to 1835.[1] Bacon was nominated by the Whig Party for the position of lieutenant governor in August 1837.[3] On November 5, 1838, Bacon was elected a member of the Michigan House of Representatives representing the Monroe County district from January 7, 1839, to April 20, 1839.[1] During his term, he was nominated by the Whigs for the position of speaker of the House, but Kinsley S. Bingham was elected over him.[4] Bacon served as a delegate to the 1839 Whig National Convention.[5] For the 1852 presidential election, Bacon served as a Whig nominee for presidential elector.[6]

Bacon served as a probate judge for a number of years. He also served as president of a bank in Monroe, and as director of the Michigan Southern Railroad Company.[2]

Personal life

Bacon married Eleanor Sophia Page on September 12, 1837 in Grand Rapids, Michigan.[7] Their one surviving child, Elizabeth Bacon, was born on April 8, 1842. She would marry famed General George Armstrong Custer on February 9, 1864.[8] Eleanor died on August 12, 1854.[9][10] Bacon re-married to Rhoda Wells Pitts on February 23, 1859 in Orange, New Jersey.[11]

Death

Bacon died on May 18, 1866, in Monroe.[2] He was interred at Woodland Cemetery.[10]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Legislator Details - Daniel S. Bacon". Library of Michigan. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
  2. ^ a b c Bingham, Stephen D. (1888). Early History of Michigan: With Biographies of State Officers, Members of Congress, Judges and Legislators. Thorp & Godfrey, state printers – via Internet Archive.
  3. ^ "Whig Nominations". Detroit Free Press. August 5, 1837. p. 2. Retrieved November 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Speaker of the House". Detroit Free Press. January 8, 1839. p. 3. Retrieved November 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "The Wild Cat Banks-Federal Imposition and Hypocrisy". Detroit Free Press. September 10, 1839. p. 2. Retrieved November 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Whig Nominations". The Hillsdale Standard. October 26, 1852. p. 2. Retrieved November 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Married". Detroit Free Press. October 5, 1837. p. 2. Retrieved November 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Leckie, Shirley A. (December 1, 1994). "Custer, Elizabeth Bacon (1842–1933)". Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved November 20, 2024.
  9. ^ Davis, Daniel T. (2018). The Most Desperate Acts of Gallantry. ISBN 9781611214123.
  10. ^ a b "Woodland Cemetery" (PDF). Woodland Cemetery. p. 109. Retrieved November 20, 2024.
  11. ^ Hatch, Thom (2013). Glorious War. pp. 86–87. ISBN 9781250028518.