Nathaniel Bacon (Virginia politician)

For Bacon's cousin who was the instigator of Bacon's Rebellion, see Nathaniel Bacon (Virginia colonist).
For other people named Nathaniel Bacon, see Nathaniel Bacon.

Nathaniel Bacon (c. 1620 – 1692), sometimes referred to as "Bacon the Elder" was a politician in colonial Virginia. As President of the Virginia Governor's Council, Bacon served as the acting Governor of Virginia during multiple periods in the 1680s and 1690s.[1]

  1. ^ Bergstrom, Peter V., “Bacon, Nathaniel (bap. 1620–1692).” In Dictionary of Virginia Biography, Vol. 1, edited by John T. Kneebone, J. Jefferson Looney, Brent Tarter, and Sandra Gioia Treadway, 270–271. Richmond: Library of Virginia, 1998.