Gaspar G. Bacon

Gaspar Griswold Bacon
51st Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts
In office 1933–1935
Governor	Joseph B. Ely
Preceded by	William S. Youngman
Succeeded by	Joseph L. Hurley
Personal details
Born	March 7, 1886
Died	December 25, 1947(1947-12-25) (aged 61)
Political party	Democratic

Gaspar Griswold Bacon, Sr. (March 7, 1886 – December 25, 1947) was on the board of Harvard University, President of the Massachusetts Senate from 1929 to 1932 and the 51st Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts from 1933 to 1935.

Biography

He was born on March 7, 1886 to Robert Bacon and had a brother, Robert L. Bacon. His son was the actor Gaspar G. Bacon, Jr., better known as David Bacon. He died on Christmas, December 25, 1947.

Bacon received his undergraduate degree from Harvard University. He then went on to earn his law degree from Harvard Law School.

In 1912, Bacon actively campaigned for Theodore Roosevelt and the Progressive Party. Bacon was in the United States forces sent to Mexico under General Pershing in 1916. He was involved in the founding of the Military School at Harvard College in 1919. In 1920, he was a supporter of Leonard Wood's campaign for the Republican nomination for president and was a delegate to the Republican National Convention that year. Bacon was elected to the Massachusetts State Senate in 1924. He served there until becoming Lieutenant Governor. He was also a lecturer on the staff of Boston University in the late 1920s. He became the Massachusetts State Senate president in 1928.

Bacon and his wife, the former Pricilla Tolland, were the parents of three sons.

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Political offices
Preceded by William S. Youngman	Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts 1933–1935	Succeeded by Joseph L. Hurley