Bacot, Robert Dewar, 1821-1903.
Charleston, South Carolina cotton broker and rice plantation owner. The son of Thomas Wright Bacot (1795-1851) and Harriett Susannah Wainwright, Robert Dewar Bacot was president of the Phoenix Fire Engine Company, a volunteer firefighting company, and captain of the Phoenix Rifles, a volunteer militia unit raised just before the outbreak of the Civil War. He married Julia Amanda Huger (b. 1825) in 1843, and their children were: Thomas Wright Bacot (1849-1927), Julius Motte Bacot (1859-1899), Daniel Huger Bacot (1847-1920), Harriet Wainwright Bacot (1844-1920), Julia Huger Bacot (b. 1867), Sarah Louisa Bacot (b. 1863), and Robert Dewar Wainwright Bacot (1854-1915).
From the description of Robert Dewar Bacot papers, 1830-1902. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 35923196
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| creatorOf | Cotton factor records, 1870-1914 [microform]. | University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries | |
| creatorOf | Bacot, Robert Dewar, 1821-1903. Robert Dewar Bacot papers, 1830-1902. | South Carolina Historical Society |
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| Relation | Name | |
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| associatedWith | Bacot family. | family |
| associatedWith | Fraser, Trenholm, and Co. (Liverpool, England) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | John Fraser & Co. (Charleston, S.C.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Molyneaux, Taylor & Co. (Liverpool, England) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Murray, William C. | person |
| associatedWith | Phoenix Fire Company (Charleston, S.C.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | South Carolina. Militia. Phoenix Rifles. | corporateBody |
| Place Name | Admin Code | Country | |
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| England--Liverpool | |||
| South Carolina | |||
| Memphis (Tenn.) | |||
| South Carolina--Charleston | |||
| United States |
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| Cotton trade |
| Cotton trade |
| Households |
| Rice trade |
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| Fire fighters |
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Person
Birth 1821
Death 1903
