Gaspar G. Bacon

Gaspar G. Bacon

Gaspar Griswold Bacon Sr. (born March 7, 1886 in Boston , Massachusetts , †  December 25, 1947 in Dedham , Massachusetts) was an American politician . Between 1933 and 1935 he was lieutenant governor of the state of Massachusetts.

Career

Gaspar Bacon was the son of Secretary of State Robert Bacon (1860-1919) and brother of Congressman Robert L. Bacon (1884-1938). He graduated from Groton School and then studied at Harvard University until 1908 . After completing a law degree at the same university and being admitted to the bar in 1912, he began working in this profession in a law firm in 1913. In 1912 he stood up for the former President Theodore Roosevelt and supported his Progressive Party . In 1916 he served in the American armed forces during a border conflict with Mexico . During the First World War he was a major in the United States Army . Politically, he had meanwhile joined the Republican Party . In 1920, 1936 and 1940 he took part as a delegate to the Republican National Conventions . In 1932 he was a substitute delegate. Between 1924 and 1932 he was a member of the Massachusetts Senate , of which he had been president since 1928.

In 1932, Bacon was elected lieutenant governor of Massachusetts alongside Joseph B. Ely . He held this office between 1933 and 1935. He was Deputy Governor . In 1934 he ran unsuccessfully for governor. In business he became a director of the Southern Railway and the Eliot Savings Bank . During the Second World War he was again a major in the Army. He served under General George S. Patton in Europe. For his military achievements in both world wars, he was awarded several medals, including the Croix de guerre . Gaspar Bacon was also a member of numerous organizations and associations. He died on December 25, 1947 in Dedham, Norfolk County . His son was the actor David Bacon (1914-1943).

Web links

• Gaspar G. Bacon in the database of Find a Grave (English)
• Gaspar G. Bacon at The Political Graveyard