Robert Bacon
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- This article is about the diplomat and Secretary of State. For his colonel son, see Robert L. Bacon.
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| In office September 5, 1905 – January 27, 1909 |
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| Preceded by | Francis B. Loomis |
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| Succeeded by | John Callan O'Laughlin |
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| In office January 27, 1909 – March 5, 1909 |
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| Preceded by | Elihu Root |
| Succeeded by | Philander C. Knox |
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| Born | July 5, 1860 Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, USA |
| Died | May 29, 1919 (aged 58) New York City, New York, USA |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Martha Waldron Cowdin |
| Profession | Politician |
Robert Bacon (July 5, 1860 – May 29, 1919) was an American statesman and diplomat. He served as United States Secretary of State from January to March of 1909.
Born in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, to William B. and Emily C. (Low) Bacon, he was graduate of Harvard University. He was married on October 10, 1883 to Martha Waldron Cowdin. Their son Robert Low Bacon was a United States Congressman.
He worked in the business world, including partnership with J.P. Morgan & Co., for many years and participated in the formation of the U.S. Steel Corporation and the Northern Securities Company. He was named Assistant Secretary of State in 1905, a position which held until 1909— he was acting Secretary of State while Elihu Root was in South America in 1906. He was U.S. Secretary of State in President Theodore Roosevelt's cabinet from January 27, 1909 and served until March 5, 1909. As Secretary of State, obtained the advice and consent of the Senate for the Canal treaties of 1909 with Colombia and Panama. He served as United States Ambassador to France from 1909 until 1912 and worked for John J. Pershing during the term of American involvement in World War I.
He became a Fellow of Harvard in 1912. In August 1914 he went to France to help with the work of the American Ambulance. His book For Better Relations with Our Latin American Neighbors was published in 1915. He was then commissioned a major and detailed to General Pershing's staff in 1917, promoted to lieutenant colonel in 1918 and served as Chief of the American Military Mission at British General Headquarters.
He died in New York City, New York, at age fifty-eight.
| Preceded by Francis B. Loomis |
United States Assistant Secretary of State September 5, 1905 – January 27, 1909 |
Succeeded by John Callan O'Laughlin |
| Preceded by Elihu Root |
United States Secretary of State January 27, 1909 – March 5, 1909 |
Succeeded by Philander C. Knox |
| Preceded by Henry White |
United States Ambassador to France 1909–1912 |
Succeeded by Myron T. Herrick |
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