John E. Bacon

John Edmund Bacon (18301897) was an American lawyer, politician, diplomat and judge, from South Carolina, in the late 19th century. He also acted as charge d'affairs (1885–1888) and minister-resident of the U.S.to Uruguay and Paraguay.

Life and career Bacon was a member of South Carolina's provisional congress in 1862, served the Confederate Army during the American Civil War, and was a diplomat in South America.

He married Rebecca Calhoun Pickens while serving as Secretary of the American Legation in St. Petersburg, Russia.

He served in the Confederate Army. and Uruguay. His wife's letters from Montevideo were published in the Home Journal.

He paid tribute to John Parsons Carroll, his former law partner.