Peter C. Bacon
| Peter Child Bacon | |
|---|---|
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| 3rd Mayor of Worcester, Massachusetts | |
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In office April 1, 1849[1] – April 7, 1851[1] | |
| Preceded by | Henry Chapin |
| Succeeded by | John S.C. Knowlton |
| Majority | 668[1] |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Free Soil[1] |
| Alma mater | Brown University; class of 1827[1] |
| Profession | Attorney[1] |
Peter Child Bacon (November 11, 1804 – February 7, 1886) was an attorney who served as the third Mayor of Worcester, Massachusetts
Education
Bacon graduated from Brown University in 1827.[1][2] Bacon studied law at the New Haven Law School, and with the law firm of Davis & Allen of Worcester.[2]
Law practice
In 1839 Bacon was admitted the bar at Worcester, County.[2] Bacon practiced law for two years in Dudley, Massachusetts, twelve years in Oxford, Massachusetts after which he moved to Worcester.[2]
He was elected a member of the American Antiquarian Society in 1860.[3]
Notes
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Rice, Franklin Pierce (1899), Worcester of Eighteen Hundred and Ninety-Eight: Fifty Years A City : A Graphic Representation of Its Institutions, Industries, and Leaders, Worcester, Massachusetts: F.S. Blanchard and Company, p. 23
- 1 2 3 4 Davis, William Thomas (1895), Bench and bar of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in Two Volumes, Vol. II, Boston, MA: The Boston History Company, p. 355
- ↑ American Antiquarian Society Members Directory
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Henry Chapin |
3rd Mayor of Worcester, Massachusetts April 1, 1849-April 7, 1851 |
Succeeded by John S.C. Knowlton |
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