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Mark Reeves Bacon

Republican Representative of Michigan's 2nd district

  • Representative

    Michigan, district 2

    April 2, 1917 - December 13, 1917

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Congresses Served

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House Terms

February 29, 1852 (89 years old)

Birthday

August 20, 1941

Death

  • Born in Phillipstown, Illinois, and attended public schools.
  • Worked as a schoolteacher before studying law.
  • Admitted to the bar in 1876 and began practicing law in Fairfield, Illinois.
  • Served as city attorney in Fairfield and participated in several state conventions.
  • Relocated to Florida in the 1880s, engaging in the abstract business.
  • Moved to Wyandotte, Michigan, in 1895 and became associated with the Michigan Alkali Company through marriage.
  • Elected as a Republican to the U.S. House of Representatives for Michigan’s 2nd congressional district.
  • Served in the Sixty-fifth Congress from March 4 to December 13, 1917.
  • Voted against declaring war on Germany in April 1917.
  • Did not seek renomination in 1918 and retired to Wyandotte, Michigan.
  • Died at the age of 89 in Pasadena, California, and is buried in San Gabriel Cemetery.