Augustus Octavius Bacon
U.S. Senator from Georgia
Died when: 74 years 117 days (891 months)Star Sign: Libra
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Augustus Octavius Bacon (October 20, 1839 – February 14, 1914) was a Confederate soldier, segregationist, and U.S. politician.A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a U.S.
Senator from Georgia, becoming the first Senator to be directly elected after the ratification of the 17th Amendment, and rose to the position of president pro tempore of the United States Senate.
Controversy arose during the American Civil Rights Movement over a provision in his will that created a racially segregated park in his hometown of Macon, which led to two U.S.
Supreme Court decisions.He was a slave owner.
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