John Lement Bacon

John Lement Bacon (born June 18, 1862 in Chelsea , Vermont , † April 27, 1909 in Hartford , Vermont) was an American banker and politician who was State Treasurer of Vermont from 1898 to 1906 .

Life

John L. Bacon was born in Chelsea, Vermont, to John B. Bacon and Sarah Persis (Morey) Bacon. He attended the Chelsea Academy and the Saint Johnsbury Academy , which he finished in 1881. He then worked for three years at the First National Bank of Chelsea , where his father was president of the bank. In 1886 he moved to White River Junction and helped found the National Bank as a cashier.

As a member of the Republican Party , he was Treasurer of Orange County from 1884 to 1885, Treasurer of Hartford Town from 1891 to 1889, Member of the House of Representatives of Vermont from 1892 to 1908 and Treasurer of Vermont from 1898 to 1906. He was a delegate at several Republican Party meetings, both at the county and state levels.

Bacon was a member of the Congregational Church and a Freemason . He was a member of the Templars, the Shriners and the Odd Fellows .

He married Lizzie (Elizabeth P.) Davis (1862-1953) in 1888, the couple had two daughters and a son. Bacon died in Hartford on April 27, 1909. His grave is in Hartford Cemetery.

Web links

John Lement Bacon in the database of Find a Grave (English)

Individual evidence

^ ^A ^b ^c Lawrence Kestenbaum: The Political Graveyard: Congregationalist Politicians in Vermont, AC. In: politicalgraveyard.com. Retrieved July 19, 2015 .
↑ ^a ^b ^c Hiram Carleton: Genealogical and Family History of the State of Vermont: A Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of a Commonwealth and the Founding of a . Genealogical Publishing Com, 1998, ISBN 978-0-8063-4794-3 ( books.google.de ).

personal data
SURNAME	Bacon, John Lement
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician, banker, and treasurer of Vermont
DATE OF BIRTH	June 18, 1862
PLACE OF BIRTH	Chelsea , Vermont
DATE OF DEATH	April 27, 1909
Place of death	Hartford , Vermont

[Pol-1] A ^b ^c Lawrence Kestenbaum: The Political Graveyard: Congregationalist Politicians in Vermont, AC. In: politicalgraveyard.com. Retrieved July 19, 2015 .

[Gen-2] Hiram Carleton: Genealogical and Family History of the State of Vermont: A Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of a Commonwealth and the Founding of a . Genealogical Publishing Com, 1998, ISBN 978-0-8063-4794-3 ( books.google.de ).