Robert Bacon
(1860-1919)
American diplomat
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Robert Bacon (July 5, 1860 – May 29, 1919) was an American statesman and diplomat. A leading banker and businessman, who worked closely with Secretary of State Elihu Root, 1905-1909, and served as United States Secretary of State from January to March 1909. He served as ambassador to France 1909 to 1912. He was a leader in the Preparedness Movement setting up training programs for would-be Soldiers before the United States entered the First World War in April 1917. He was defeated narrowly as a candidate for the United States Senate in 1916. He was commissioned as a major in the United States Army in 1917, and played a major role as Chief of the American Military Mission at British General Headquarters.
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5 July 1860 Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, U.S.
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| Died |
29 May 1919 (aged 58) New York City,
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| Zodiac | Cancer |
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