Thomas Rutherford Bacon
Thomas Rutherford Bacon | |
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| Born | Thomas Rutherford Bacon June 26, 1850 |
| Died | March 26, 1913 (aged 62) |
| Resting place | Mountain View Cemetery, Oakland, Alameda County California, United States |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Yale University |
| Occupation(s) | Minister, Professor |
| Employer | Congregationalist Church University of California (1888-1913) |
| Known for | Mugwump United States presidential election of 1884 |
| Political party | Democrat |
| Parent | Leonard Bacon |
| Relatives | Leonard Woolsey Bacon Edward Woolsey Bacon George B. Bacon |
Thomas Rutherford Bacon (June 26, 1850 in New Haven, Connecticut – March 26, 1913 in Berkeley, California) was an American Congregational clergyman and leading Mugwump. 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.