Max E. Bacon (born June 6, 1941)
was a member of the
Missouri House of Representatives from 1970 until 1974 and then served as a
Greene County, Missouri circuit judge from 1976 until February 1988
when he was re-elected.
Education
Bacon is a native of
Springfield, Missouri, where he attended public school. He graduated from
Southwest Missouri State University
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with a B.S. in education, and from the
University of Missouri, where he received his law degree.
Career
He was
admitted to the bar in 1968. He served as a prosecuting attorney in two Missouri counties before being elected as a
Democrat
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to the
Missouri House of Representatives.
Personal life
He and his wife, Jenine, and their three children live in Springfield and attend the Broadway Baptist Church. - see White House Reference
Singing
Bacon wrote music and sang with future attorney general
John Ashcroft. In 1973 they recorded and released a gospel album entitled ''Truth: Volume One, Edition One''.
In 1977 they co-wrote, produced, and recorded ''In the Spirit of Life and Liberty''. The song "
Let the Eagle Soar
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" has been long associated with John Ashcroft. - See Reference John Ashcroft Biography
Bacon was a member of the Ozark Mountain Jubilee - Bacon Family Singers.
- see Reference Bacon Family Singers
Bacon and his family were often on stage. The Bacons had 16 seasons in
Branson at the Grand Country Music Hall Complex. They performed in both the Sunday Gospel Jubilee show, at 2pm, and the Ozark Mountain Jubilee show, at 7pm, every Sunday, February to December.
References
Missouri lawyer directory for Associate Circuit Judge Max BaconOzark Mountain Jubilee and the Sunday Gospel Jubilee website
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1941 births
Living people
Politicians from Springfield, Missouri
Missouri lawyers
Democratic Party members of the Missouri House of Representatives
American gospel singers
Missouri state court judges
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