Peter C. Bacon

Peter Child Bacon (November 11, 1804 – February 7, 1886) was an attorney who served as the third Mayor of Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.

Peter C. Bacon
3rd Mayor of Worcester, Massachusetts
In office April 1, 1849[1] – April 7, 1851[1]
Preceded by	Henry Chapin
Succeeded by	John S.C. Knowlton
Personal details
Born	Peter Child Bacon (1804-11-11)November 11, 1804[1] Dudley, Massachusetts[1]
Died	February 7, 1886(1886-02-07) (aged 81)[1]
Political party	Free Soil[1]
Alma mater	Brown University; class of 1827[1]
Profession	Attorney[1]

Biography

Bacon was born on November 11, 1804. He graduated from Brown University in 1827.^[1][2] Bacon studied law at the New Haven Law School, and with the law firm of Davis & Allen of Worcester.^[2]

In 1839, Bacon was admitted the bar at Worcester, County.^[2] He practiced law for two years in Dudley, Massachusetts and twelve years in Oxford, Massachusetts after which he moved to Worcester.^[2]

He was elected a member of the American Antiquarian Society in 1860.^[3]