Robert L. Bacon

Robert Low Bacon
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 1st district
In office
March 4, 1923 – September 12, 1938
Preceded byFrederick C. Hicks
Succeeded byLeonard W. Hall
Personal details
Born(1884-07-23)July 23, 1884
Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedSeptember 12, 1938(1938-09-12) (aged 54)
Lake Success, New York, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseVirginia Murray Bacon
ParentRobert Bacon
Alma materHarvard University
Harvard Law School
ProfessionPolitician, banker, lawyer, military officer
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Army
U.S. Officers' Reserve Corps
RankMajor
Colonel
Battles/warsWorld War I
Awards Distinguished Service Medal

Robert Low Bacon (July 23, 1884 – September 12, 1938) was an American politician, a banker and military officer. He served as a congressman from New York from 1923 until his death in 1938. He is known as one of the authors of the Davis–Bacon Act of 1931, which regulates wages for employees on federal projects.