Frank Leander Bacon (September 6, 1841 – December 8, 1917) was a farmer, businessman, and politician. Born in

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, Bacon and his wife moved to Wisconsin and settled in the Town of

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in 1865. Bacon owned a farm and had a milling business and a cheese and butter factory. Bacon served as chairman of the Town of Waupun and was a Republican. In 1895, Bacon served in the Wisconsin State Assembly. In 1902, Bacon retired and moved into the City of

Waupun, Wisconsin Waupun is a city in Dodge County, Wisconsin, Dodge and Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, Fond du Lac counties in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 11,344 at the 2020 census. Of this, 7,795 were in Dodge County, and 3,549 were in Fond du ...

where he died in 1917.''The Laws of Wisconsin'', Wisconsin Legislative Research Bureau: 1918, Joint Resolution No. 3, Frank L. Bacon, p. 35.

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