William J. Bacon

William J. Bacon

William Johnson Bacon (February 18, 1803 - July 3, 1889) was a U.S. Representative from New York, son of Ezekiel Bacon and grandson of John Bacon.

Born in Williamstown, Massachusetts, Bacon moved with his parents to Utica, New York, in 1815.He was graduated from Hamilton College, Clinton, New York, in 1822.He studied law and was graduated from the Litchfield Law School in 1824.He was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice in Utica, New York.He was appointed city attorney in 1837.He served as member of the New York State Assembly in 1850.

Bacon was elected trustee of Hamilton College in 1851.

Bacon was elected judge of the State supreme court of the fifth district in 1854 and served until 1870.

Bacon was elected as a Republican to the Forty-fifth Congress (March 4, 1877-March 3, 1879).He was not a candidate for renomination in 1878.He resumed the practice of law.He died in Utica, New York, July 3, 1889.He was interred in Forest Hill Cemetery.

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