Thomas Rutherford Bacon

Thomas Rutherford Bacon
Born
Thomas Rutherford Bacon

(1850-06-26)June 26, 1850
New Haven, Connecticut, United States
DiedMarch 26, 1913(1913-03-26) (aged 62)
Berkeley, California, United States
Resting placeMountain View Cemetery, Oakland, Alameda County California, United States
NationalityAmerican
EducationYale University
Occupation(s)Minister, Professor
EmployerCongregationalist Church
University of California (1888-1913)
Known forMugwump
United States presidential election of 1884
Political partyDemocrat
ParentLeonard Bacon
RelativesLeonard Woolsey Bacon
Edward Woolsey Bacon
George B. Bacon

Thomas Rutherford Bacon (June 26, 1850 in New Haven, Connecticut – March 26, 1913 in Berkeley, California[1]) was an American Congregational clergyman and leading Mugwump.[2] In the wake of the presidential election of 1884, he relocated to the West Coast, where he became a professor of history at the University of California.

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  2. ^ "Some Hit and Miss Chat; Stray Bits of Gossip from an Observer's Note Book. A Dream's Strange Sequel--one of Leonard Bacon's Sons--Clevelands of the Last Century". The New York Times. 7 September 1885. p. 2. Retrieved 2 March 2010.