Bacon, Peter Child, 1804-1886
Variant namesPeter 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
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referencedIn | Bacon, Jepthah, 1770-1851. Account book, 1812-1831. | Gadsden Public Library | |
creatorOf | Washburn family. Papers, 1811-1881. | American Antiquarian Society | |
creatorOf | Wetherell, John Walcott, 1820-1897. Papers, 1848-1895. | American Antiquarian Society | |
referencedIn | Barton, Ira Moore, 1796-1867. Papers, 1820-1866. | American Antiquarian Society | |
referencedIn | Slater family. Papers, 1824-1911. | Gadsden Public Library | |
referencedIn | Allen, Charles, 1797-1869. Papers, 1828-1877. | Gadsden Public Library | |
creatorOf | Bacon, Peter Child, 1804-1886. Papers, 1833-1884. | American Antiquarian Society | |
referencedIn | Cheever-Wheeler Family, Papers, 1773-1979 | American Antiquarian Society |
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associatedWith | Allen, Charles, 1797-1869. | person |
associatedWith | Bacon, Henry, 1835-1896. | person |
associatedWith | Bacon, Jepthah, 1770-1851. | person |
associatedWith | Barton, Ira Moore, 1796-1867. | person |
associatedWith | Cheever-Wheeler family. | person |
associatedWith | Olney, Richard, 1770-1841. | person |
associatedWith | Oxford Woolen Manufacturing Company. | corporateBody |
associatedWith | Samuel Slater & Sons Corp. | corporateBody |
associatedWith | Slater family. | family |
associatedWith | Washburn family. | family |
associatedWith | Wetherell, John Walcott, 1820-1897. | person |
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Birth 1804-11-11
Death 1886-02-07