Robert Low Bacon | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 1st district | |
In office March 4, 1923 – September 12, 1938 | |
Preceded by | Frederick C. Hicks |
Succeeded by | Leonard W. Hall |
Personal details | |
Born | Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, U.S. | July 23, 1884
Died | September 12, 1938 Lake Success, New York, U.S. | (aged 54)
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Virginia Murray Bacon |
Parent | Robert Bacon |
Alma mater | Harvard University Harvard Law School |
Profession | Politician, banker, lawyer, military officer |
Military service | |
Allegiance | United States |
Branch/service | United States Army U.S. Officers' Reserve Corps |
Rank | Major Colonel |
Battles/wars | World 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.