John E. Bacon (South Carolina politician)
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John E. Bacon was a lawyer, politician, diplomat and judge from South Carolina in the late 19th century. He 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 Home Journal.
He paid tribute to John Parsons Carroll, his former law partner.[6]
References
- ^ "Serial set (no.4501-5000)". June 8, 1904 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b c d "The American Monthly Magazine". R.R. Bowker Company. June 8, 1893 – via Google Books.
- ^ "The Tribune Almanac and Political Register". Tribune Association. June 8, 1885 – via Google Books.
- ^ State, United States Dept of (June 8, 1932). "Biographic Register". U.S. Government Printing Office – via Google Books.
- ^ Hanson, Simon Gabriel (June 8, 1968). "Inter-American Economic Affairs". Inter-American Affairs Press – via Google Books.
- ^ Brooks, Ulysses Robert (June 8, 1908). "South Carolina Bench and Bar". State Company – via Google Books.