Augustus Octavius Bacon
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Augustus Octavius Bacon (October 20, 1839–February 14, 1914) was a U.S. political figure, a Democratic Party senator from Georgia.
Augustus Octavius Bacon was born in Bryan County, Georgia. He graduated in 1859 from the University of Georgia (UGA) in Athens, Georgia, and from the UGA School of Law in its inaugural class of graduates in 1860.
He was a soldier in the army of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War, and then, after Georgia returned to the United States, he served in the Georgia State House of Representatives from 1871 to 1886, for much of that time as House speaker.
Bacon was elected as one of Georgia's United States Senators in 1894 and was reelected to three subsequent terms. Bacon held several committee chairmanships (Committee on Engrossed Bills , Committee on Private Land Claims, Committee on Foreign Relations ). He served as the president pro tempore of the Senate from 1911-1913.
Senator Bacon died in Washington, D.C. at the age of 75 and was buried at Rose Hill Cemetery in Macon, Georgia.
| Preceded by Patrick Walsh |
United States Senator (Class 2) from Georgia March 4, 1895 - February 14, [1914]] |
Succeeded by William S. West |
| Preceded by William P. Frye |
President pro tempore of the United States Senate Varying pro tems |
Succeeded by James P. Clarke |
[edit] References
- This article incorporates facts obtained from the public domain Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- History of the University of Georgia, Thomas Walter Reed, Imprint: Athens, Georgia : University of Georgia, ca. 1949, p.677
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