Orrin Bacon (October 4, 1820 – November 17, 1893) was an American miller and politician.
Born in Barnstable, Massachusetts, Bacon moved to Wisconsin in 1848. He first settled in Janesville, Wisconsin and then in 1855 moved to Green County, Wisconsin living in Monticello, Wisconsin. Bacon was a miller. In 1871, Bacon served in the Wisconsin State Assembly and was a Republican. He then served in the Wisconsin State Senate in 1872 and 1873.[1] Bacon died of influenza[2] in Monticello, Wisconsin.[3] He was buried at Lima Center Cemetery in Lima Center, Wisconsin.[4]
Notes
- ^ Wisconsin Blue Book, 1873, Biographical Sketch of Orrin Bacon, p. 435.
- ^ "Ex-Senator Bacon Dangerously Ill". The Daily Tribune. November 18, 1893. p. 3. Retrieved November 25, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Beyond The Cares of Earth-Hon. Orrin Bacon, Janesville Gazette, November 18, 1893
- ^ "Funeral of Ex-Senator Bacon". The Weekly Wisconsin. November 25, 1893. p. 7. Retrieved November 24, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
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