Augustus Octavius Bacon

Augustus Octavius Bacon

Birth
Bryan County, Georgia, USA
Death 14 Feb 1914 (aged 74)
Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA
Burial
Macon, Bibb County, Georgia, USA
Memorial ID 7116389 · View Source
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U.S. Senator. Graduating from the literary department of the University of Georgia, in 1859, from its law department in 1860, he was admitted to the bar and commenced to practice law in Atlanta, Georgia. During the Civil War, he served as a Captain adjutant of the 9th Georgia Regiment, Army of Northern Virginia and in the Provisional Army of the Confederacy. After the war, he resumed the practice of law and was a member of the Georgia State House of Representatives, (1871-86). In 1894, he was elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate and served until death at age 74, Bacon County, Georgia, is named in his honor.

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  • Find a Grave Memorial 7116389
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed ), memorial page for Augustus Octavius Bacon (20 Oct 1839–14 Feb 1914), Find a Grave Memorial no. 7116389, citing Rose Hill Cemetery, Macon, Bibb County, Georgia, USA ; Maintained by Find A Grave .