Bacon, Peter Child, 1804-1886

Peter Child Bacon (1804-1886) was born in Dudley, Mass., the son of Jepthah and Joanna Child Bacon. He graduated from Brown University in 1827, read law at the Yale College Law School and was admitted to the bar in 1830. He practiced law in Dudley and in Oxford, Mass., and transferred his practice to Worcester in 1844. Bacon was a partner from 1844 to 1849 with Ira Moore Barton (1796-1867), a partner from 1854 to 1873 with Peleg Emory Aldrich (1813-1895), and later a partner with his son Henry Bacon (1835-1896) and with William S. B. Hopkins (1836-1900). Bacon served a term (1848-1849) in the Massachusetts legislature and was mayor of Worcester for two terms (1851-1852). He was elected to the American Antiquarian Society in 1860.

From the description of Papers, 1833-1884. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 207111127