John F. Bacon

Bacon served as Clerk of the New York State Senate^[1] from January 1814 to January 1840.^[2]

In March 1840, he was appointed U.S. Consul at Nassau, Bahamas,^[3][4] then a British crown colony, and remained on the post until November 1841.^[5]

In 1844, he was Deputy New York State Treasurer.^[6]

In March 1846, he was again appointed U.S. Consul at Nassau, and remained in that post until 1850. In July 1853, he was re-appointed U.S. Consul at Nassau, and resigned the post in 1856.^[2]

Bacon died on February 25, 1860, in Nassau, Bahamas, aged 71.