Augustus Octavius Bacon

Augustus Octavius Bacon
Augustus Octavius Bacon
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President pro tempore of the United States Senate
	In office; August 14, 1911 – February 15, 1913 Serving with Jacob H. Gallinger, Charles Curtis, Frank B. Brandegee & Henry Cabot Lodge
Preceded by	William P. Frye
Succeeded by	Jacob H. Gallinger
United States Senator; from Georgia
	In office; March 4, 1895 – February 14, 1914
Preceded by	Patrick Walsh
Succeeded by	William S. West
Speaker of the Georgia House of Representatives
	In office; 1873-1874 1877-1881
Preceded by	Joseph B. Cumming (first term); Thomas Hardeman Jr. (second term)
Succeeded by	Thomas Hardeman Jr. (first term) Louis F. Garrard (second term)
Member of the Georgia House of Representatives
	In office; 1871–1886
Personal details
Born	October 20, 1839; Bryan County, Georgia, U.S.
Died	February 14, 1914 (aged 74); Washington, D.C., U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Education	University of Georgia; University of Georgia School of Law
Military service
Allegiance	File:Flag of the Confederate States of America (1865).svg Confederate States
Branch/service	File:Battle flag of the Confederate States of America (1-1).svg Confederate States Army
Rank	File:Confederate States of America Captain.png Captain
Unit	9th Georgia Infantry
Battles/wars	American Civil War

Augustus Octavius Bacon (October 20, 1839 – February 14, 1914) was an American politician. He was a Democratic Party U.S. Senator from Georgia. He was also President pro tempore of the United States Senate. He was a supporter of segregation.^[1]

References[change]

↑ Stephanie Barron, Jessica Carrier, Chad Moore, William Sanders, and Andrew Smith, "The Case over Baconsfield Park," Remembering the Civil Rights Movement, c. 2012.

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[1] Stephanie Barron, Jessica Carrier, Chad Moore, William Sanders, and Andrew Smith, "The Case over Baconsfield Park," Remembering the Civil Rights Movement, c. 2012.

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