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Edward Rathbone Bacon was born in Le Roy, New York on November 22, 1848. His father was David Rinaldo Bacon and his mother was Elizabeth Rathbone. He had four siblings, Walter Rathbone, Lathrup Rufus, John Ganson, and Mary Sibley Bacon<ref>[http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/17298640/family?fpid=28886426027 Ancestry.com, Bacon-Kemp family tree]</ref>. Bacon never married or had children. Bacon served as the vice-president of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, and as the president of the Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern Railroad. He also worked as a lawyer and financier. <ref>{{cite book|title=Railway Age Gazette|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=j39NAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA1110|year=1915|publisher=Railway Age Gazette, Incorporated|page=1110}}</ref> <ref>[http://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1915/12/12/104018253.html?pageNumber=40 <i>New York Times</i> December 12, 1915]</ref> |
Edward Rathbone Bacon was born in Le Roy, New York on November 22, 1848. His father was David Rinaldo Bacon and his mother was Elizabeth Rathbone. He had four siblings, Walter Rathbone, Lathrup Rufus, John Ganson, and Mary Sibley Bacon<ref>[http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/17298640/family?fpid=28886426027 Ancestry.com, Bacon-Kemp family tree]</ref>. Bacon never married or had children. Bacon served as the vice-president of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, and as the president of the Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern Railroad. He also worked as a lawyer and financier. <ref>{{cite book|title=Railway Age Gazette|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=j39NAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA1110|year=1915|publisher=Railway Age Gazette, Incorporated|page=1110}}</ref> <ref>[http://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1915/12/12/104018253.html?pageNumber=40 <i>New York Times</i> December 12, 1915]</ref> Bacon passed away on December 2, 1915 in Baltimore, Maryland as a result of an appendicitis operation he had a week earlier.<ref>[http://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1915/12/03/106733508.html?pageNumber=11 <i>New York Times</i> December 3, 1915]</ref> |
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Bacon's main residence was 247 5th Avenue, New York, where he lived with his brother Walter and his sister-in-law [[Virginia P. Bacon]].<ref>[http://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1915/12/03/106733508.html?pageNumber=11 <i>New York Times</i> December 3, 1915]</ref> He |
Bacon's main residence was 247 5th Avenue, New York, where he lived with his brother Walter and his sister-in-law [[Virginia P. Bacon]].<ref>[http://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1915/12/03/106733508.html?pageNumber=11 <i>New York Times</i> December 3, 1915]</ref> He is also reported to have lived in Buffalo for a time.<ref>[http://www.jstor.org/stable/25588752?Search=yes&resultItemClick=true&&searchUri=%2Faction%2FdoAdvancedSearch%3Fc5%3DAND%26amp%3Bq6%3D%26amp%3Bc4%3DAND%26amp%3Bq1%3D%26amp%3Bf2%3Dall%26amp%3Bq0%3Dedward%2Brathbone%2Bbacon%26amp%3Bf5%3Dall%26amp%3Bc2%3DAND%26amp%3Bf3%3Dall%26amp%3Bed%3D%26amp%3Bq3%3D%26amp%3Bpt%3D%26amp%3Bla%3D%26amp%3Bf4%3Dall%26amp%3Bacc%3Don%26amp%3Bf0%3Dall%26amp%3Bc6%3DAND%26amp%3Bgroup%3Dnone%26amp%3Bq2%3D%26amp%3Bc1%3DAND%26amp%3Bsd%3D%26amp%3Bc3%3DAND%26amp%3Bf1%3Dall%26amp%3Bwc%3Don%26amp%3Bf6%3Dall%26amp%3Bq4%3D%26amp%3Bq5%3D%26amp%3Bisbn%3D&seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents <i>American Art News</i> December 11, 1915]</ref> Bacon worked out of an office at 2 Wall Street in New York. <ref>{{cite book|title=Herringshaw's American Blue-book of Biography: Prominent Americans of ...|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=4IxIAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA45|year=1914|publisher=American Publishers' Association|page=45}}</ref> He traveled often to Europe, which is where he purchased many of the works that made up his extensive art collection. |
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==Career== |
==Career== |
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Revision as of 15:11, 12 August 2015
Edward R. Bacon | |
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 Zorn's 1897 portrait of Mr. Bacon | |
| Born | 1848 Le Roy, New York, United States |
| Died | December 2, 1915 |
| Other names | E.R. Bacon |
| Occupation(s) | Lawyer, Financier |
| Spouse | None |
| Children | None |
Edward R. Bacon
Edward Rathbone Bacon was born in Le Roy, New York on November 22, 1848. His father was David Rinaldo Bacon and his mother was Elizabeth Rathbone. He had four siblings, Walter Rathbone, Lathrup Rufus, John Ganson, and Mary Sibley Bacon[1]. Bacon never married or had children. Bacon served as the vice-president of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, and as the president of the Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern Railroad. He also worked as a lawyer and financier. [2] [3] Bacon passed away on December 2, 1915 in Baltimore, Maryland as a result of an appendicitis operation he had a week earlier.[4]
Bacon's main residence was 247 5th Avenue, New York, where he lived with his brother Walter and his sister-in-law Virginia P. Bacon.[5] He is also reported to have lived in Buffalo for a time.[6] Bacon worked out of an office at 2 Wall Street in New York. [7] He traveled often to Europe, which is where he purchased many of the works that made up his extensive art collection.
Career
Art Collection
Club Memberships and Society Presence
Death and Estate
References
- ^ Ancestry.com, Bacon-Kemp family tree
- ^ Railway Age Gazette. Railway Age Gazette, Incorporated. 1915. p. 1110.
- ^ New York Times December 12, 1915
- ^ New York Times December 3, 1915
- ^ New York Times December 3, 1915
- ^ American Art News December 11, 1915
- ^ Herringshaw's American Blue-book of Biography: Prominent Americans of ... American Publishers' Association. 1914. p. 45.