Daniel S. Bacon
Daniel S. Bacon | |
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| Member of the Michigan House of Representatives from the Monroe County district | |
| In office January 7, 1839 – April 20, 1839 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 12, 1798 Onondaga County, New York, US |
| Died | May 18, 1866 (aged 67) Monroe, Michigan, US |
| Political party | Whig |
| Spouses |
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| Children | Elizabeth Custer |
Daniel Stanton Bacon (December 12, 1798 – May 18, 1866) was an American politician and judge. He served as a member of the Michigan House of Representatives. He was the father of Elizabeth Bacon Custer, wife and later widow of General George Armstrong Custer.
Early life
[edit]Daniel S. Bacon was born on December 12, 1798, in Onondaga County, New York.[1] Daniel later moved to Michigan, and settled in Monroe, Michigan.[2]
Career
[edit]In 1822, Bacon taught school on the River Raisin. Bacon engaged in a number of different businesses with his partner, Levi S. Humphrey. One business Bacon engaged in was being a practicing lawyer.[1]
Bacon served as a member of the Michigan Territorial Council representing the 5th district from 1832 to 1835.[1] Bacon was nominated by the Whig Party for the position of lieutenant governor in August 1837.[3] On November 5, 1838, Bacon was elected a member of the Michigan House of Representatives representing the Monroe County district from January 7, 1839, to April 20, 1839.[1] During his term, he was nominated by the Whigs for the position of speaker of the House, but Kinsley S. Bingham was elected over him.[4] Bacon served as a delegate to the 1839 Whig National Convention.[5] For the 1852 presidential election, Bacon served as a Whig nominee for presidential elector.[6]
Bacon served as a probate judge for a number of years. He also served as president of a bank in Monroe, and as director of the Michigan Southern Railroad Company.[2]
Personal life
[edit]Bacon married Eleanor Sophia Page on September 12, 1837 in Grand Rapids, Michigan.[7] Their one surviving child, Elizabeth Bacon, was born on April 8, 1842. She would marry famed General George Armstrong Custer on February 9, 1864.[8] Eleanor died on August 12, 1854.[9][10] Bacon re-married to Rhoda Wells Pitts on February 23, 1859 in Orange, New Jersey.[11]
Death
[edit]Bacon died on May 18, 1866, in Monroe.[2] He was interred at Woodland Cemetery.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Legislator Details - Daniel S. Bacon". Library of Michigan. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
- ^ a b c Bingham, Stephen D. (1888). Early History of Michigan: With Biographies of State Officers, Members of Congress, Judges and Legislators. Thorp & Godfrey, state printers – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "Whig Nominations". Detroit Free Press. August 5, 1837. p. 2. Retrieved November 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Speaker of the House". Detroit Free Press. January 8, 1839. p. 3. Retrieved November 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "The Wild Cat Banks-Federal Imposition and Hypocrisy". Detroit Free Press. September 10, 1839. p. 2. Retrieved November 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Whig Nominations". The Hillsdale Standard. October 26, 1852. p. 2. Retrieved November 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Married". Detroit Free Press. October 5, 1837. p. 2. Retrieved November 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Leckie, Shirley A. (December 1, 1994). "Custer, Elizabeth Bacon (1842–1933)". Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved November 20, 2024.
- ^ Davis, Daniel T. (2018). The Most Desperate Acts of Gallantry. ISBN 9781611214123.
- ^ a b "Woodland Cemetery" (PDF). Woodland Cemetery. p. 109. Retrieved November 20, 2024.
- ^ Hatch, Thom (2013). Glorious War. pp. 86–87. ISBN 9781250028518.
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- 1798 births
- 1866 deaths
- American bank presidents
- Burials at Woodland Cemetery (Monroe, Michigan)
- Michigan lawyers
- Michigan Whigs
- People from Onondaga County, New York
- People from Monroe, Michigan
- Members of the Michigan Territorial Legislature
- Members of the Michigan House of Representatives
- 19th-century American lawyers
- 19th-century American judges
- 19th-century American businesspeople
- 19th-century members of the Michigan Legislature