Gaspar G. Bacon
Gaspar Griswold Bacon | |
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51st Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts | |
In office 1933–1935 | |
Governor | Joseph B. Ely[1] |
Preceded by | William S. Youngman |
Succeeded by | Joseph L. Hurley |
President of the Massachusetts Senate[2] | |
In office 1929[2] – 1932[2] | |
Preceded by | Wellington Wells |
Succeeded by | Erland F. Fish |
Member of the Massachusetts Senate Sixth Suffolk Senate District | |
In office 1925[2] – 1932[2] | |
Personal details | |
Born |
March 7, 1886[2] Jamaica Plain, Boston |
Died |
December 25, 1947 61) Dedham, Massachusetts | (aged
Political party | Republican[3] |
Spouse(s) | Priscilla Tolland (m. 1910; his death 1947) |
Children | Gaspar G. Bacon, Jr. |
Parents | Robert Bacon |
Relatives | Robert Low Bacon, brother |
Residence | 222 Prince Street, Boston (Jamaica Plain), Massachusetts[3] |
Profession | Lawyer[3] |
Gaspar Griswold Bacon, Sr. (March 7, 1886 – December 25, 1947) served on the Board of Overseers of Harvard University, he was the President of the Massachusetts Senate[3] from 1929 to 1932.[2] and the 51st Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts[1] from 1933[2] to 1935.
Biography
Bacon was born in Jamaica Plain, Boston on March 7, 1886 to Robert Bacon.[2] Bacon had a brother, Robert L. Bacon.[4]
Bacon received his undergraduate degree from Harvard College in 1908,[3] he then went on to earn his law degree from Harvard Law School in 1912.[3][5]
In 1912, Bacon actively campaigned for Theodore Roosevelt and the Progressive Party. He was involved in the founding of the Military School at Harvard College in 1919. He was also a lecturer on the staff of Boston University in the late 1920s.
In 1920, he was a supporter of Leonard Wood's campaign for the Republican nomination for president and was a delegate to the Republican National Convention that year. Bacon served in the Massachusetts State Senate in from 1925 to 1932.[6] From 1933 to 1934, he was Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts.[6]
Bacon was in American forces sent to Mexico under General Pershing in 1916. Bacon was in the Field Artillery Officers' Reserve Corps, where he served as a captain and major during World War I.[7][6]
During World War II, Bacon was a Lieutenant Colonel on General George Patton's staff where he served for three years and ten months, in the G5, as the Chief of the Government Affairs Branch.[7]
Bacon died on Christmas Day, December 25, 1947 in Dedham, Massachusetts.[4][6] HIs funeral was held at St. Paul's Protestant Episcopal Church.[8] He was buried in Walnut Hills Cemetery in Brookline, Massachusetts.
Awards
- Croix de Guerre[6]
- Legion of Honor[6]
Family life
Bacon married Priscilla Tolland on July 16, 1910 in St. Thomas' Church in Whitemarsh, Pennsylvania.[9] Bacon and his wife, were the parents of three sons. One of Bacon's sons was the actor Gaspar G. Bacon, Jr., better known as David Bacon.[10][11]
Publications
- Bacon, Gaspar G. The Constitution of the United States in Some of Its Fundamental Aspects. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1928. OCLC 1201082
- Bacon, Gaspar G. The Founding of the Town of Barnstable, Commonwealth of Massachusetts: 1639-1939, Tercentenary Address. Barnstable, MA: [publisher not identified], 1939. OCLC 828629383
- Bacon, Gaspar G. Political Parties in the United States: Empty Bottles or Flowing Streams. Boston, Mass. : [publisher not identified], 1940. OCLC 958275937
- Bacon, Gaspar G., and Wendell Dearborn Howie. One by One. Cambridge, MA: [Harvard University Print. Office], 1943. OCLC 1446768
References
- 1 2 Howard, Richard T. (1933), Public Officials of Massachusetts (1933-1934), Boston, MA: The Boston Review, p. 22.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Howard, Richard T. (1933), Public Officials of Massachusetts (1933-1934), Boston, MA: The Boston Review, p. 23.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Howard, Richard T. (1931), Public Officials of Massachusetts (1931-1932), Boston, MA: The Boston Review, p. 38.
- 1 2 Parkman Dexter Howe (1947). "Gaspar Griswold Bacon". Proceedings of the Massachusetts Historical Society, Third Series. 69. JSTOR 25080427.
- ↑ "Jamaica Plain Historical Society - 'People' Editor - - Gaspar Griswold Bacon".
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Marquis Who's Who, Inc. Who Was Who in American History, the Military. Chicago: Marquis Who's Who, 1975. P. 22 ISBN 0837932017 OCLC 657162692
- 1 2 Lyons, Louis M. (June 11, 1945), The Germans in This City Look Pretty Peaked to Me, Boston, Massachusetts: The Boston Globe, retrieved October 19, 2015
- ↑ "Gaspar G. Bacon Funeral. Massachusetts Officials and Educators Attend Service". New York Times. United Press. December 28, 1947.
- ↑ Lichtblau, Eric (July 17, 1910). "Gaspar Bacon Weds. Ambassador's Son Married to Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E.D. Toland.". The New York Times. p. 9. Retrieved October 19, 2015.
- ↑ "Gaspar Bacon Jr. Will Lead the Cast of the Hasty Pudding Club in Philadelphia". New York Times. February 28, 1937.
- ↑ "D.G. Bacon Is Slain As In Movie Roles. Identity Of The Killer, Reported With Him In Car, And Motive Mystify Los Angeles Police". New York Times. September 14, 1943.
Political offices | ||
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Preceded by Wellington Wells |
President of the Massachusetts Senate 1929-1932 |
Succeeded by Erland F. Fish |
Preceded by William S. Youngman |
Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts 1933–1935 |
Succeeded by Joseph L. Hurley |