Augustus Octavius Bacon
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Augustus Octavius Bacon | |
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President pro tempore of the United States Senate | |
In office August 14, 1911 – February 15, 1913 | |
Preceded by | William P. Frye |
Succeeded by | Jacob H. Gallinger |
United States Senator from Georgia | |
In office March 4, 1895 – February 14, 1914 | |
Preceded by | Patrick Walsh |
Succeeded by | William S. West |
Speaker of the Georgia House of Representatives | |
In office 1873-1874 1877-1881 | |
Preceded by | Joseph B. Cumming (first term) Thomas Hardeman Jr. (second term) |
Succeeded by | Thomas Hardeman Jr. (first term) Louis F. Garrard (second term) |
Member of the Georgia House of Representatives | |
In office 1871–1886 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Bryan County, Georgia, U.S. | October 20, 1839
Died | February 14, 1914 Washington, D.C., U.S. | (aged 74)
Political party | Democratic |
Education | University of Georgia University of Georgia School of Law |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Confederate States |
Branch/service | Confederate States Army |
Rank | Captain |
Unit | 9th Georgia Infantry |
Battles/wars | American Civil War |
Augustus Octavius Bacon (October 20, 1839 – February 14, 1914) was an American politician. He was a Democratic Party U.S. Senator from Georgia. He was also President pro tempore of the United States Senate. He was a supporter of segregation.[1]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Stephanie Barron, Jessica Carrier, Chad Moore, William Sanders, and Andrew Smith, "The Case over Baconsfield Park," Remembering the Civil Rights Movement, c. 2012.