John E. Bacon (South Carolina politician)

John E. Bacon
Brown, ca. 1886
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.

Life and career

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]

References

1. "Serial set (no.4501-5000)". June 8, 1904 – via Google Books.
2. "The American Monthly Magazine". R.R. Bowker Company. June 8, 1893 – via Google Books.
3. "The Tribune Almanac and Political Register". Tribune Association. June 8, 1885 – via Google Books.
4. State, United States Dept of (June 8, 1932). "Biographic Register". U.S. Government Printing Office – via Google Books.
5. Hanson, Simon Gabriel (June 8, 1968). "Inter-American Economic Affairs". Inter-American Affairs Press – via Google Books.
6. Brooks, Ulysses Robert (June 8, 1908). "South Carolina Bench and Bar". State Company – via Google Books.