Nathaniel Bacon (Virginia colonist)

For Bacon's cousin who was the acting Governor of Virginia Colony, see Nathaniel Bacon (Virginia politician).
For other people named Nathaniel Bacon, see Nathaniel Bacon.

Nathaniel Bacon
Illustration of Bacon in Jamestown c. 1896
Born(1647-01-02)January 2, 1647
Friston, Suffolk, England
DiedOctober 26, 1676(1676-10-26) (aged 29)
West Point, Colony of Virginia
Other namesNathanael [sic] Bacon, "General" Bacon
Alma materSt Catharine's College, Cambridge
Known forBacon's Rebellion
Notable work"Declaration of the People of Virginia"
Spouse
Elizabeth Duke
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(m. 1670)​
ParentThomas Bacon
RelativesNathaniel Bacon (cousin)
Member of the House of Burgesses for Henrico County
In office
June 1675 – 26 January 1677
Serving with James Crewes
Preceded byFrancis Eppes
Succeeded byWilliam Byrd I
Member of the Virginia Governor's Council
In office
1675–1676

Nathaniel Bacon (January 3, 1647 – October 26, 1676) was an English merchant adventurer who immigrated to the Virginia Colony, where he sat on the Governor's Council. In early 1676 he led Bacon's Rebellion against the Virginia government. The rebellion was briefly successful; but after Bacon’s death from dysentery in October 1676, the rebel forces collapsed.

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