Background
He was the oldest son of Sir Edmund Bacon, 4th Baronet and his first wife Philippa Bacon, daughter of Sir Edmund Bacon, 4th Baronet, of Redgrave.
He was the oldest son of Sir Edmund Bacon, 4th Baronet and his first wife Philippa Bacon, daughter of Sir Edmund Bacon, 4th Baronet, of Redgrave.
He attended school in Beccles and Bishop Stortford before studying at Caius College, Cambridge.
In 1721, he succeeded his father as baronet. On 7 November 1724, Bacon married Susan Rebow, daughter of Sir Isaac Rebow at the Chapel Royal in Street James"s Palace. Bacon died at Bath, Somerset and was buried at Gillingham, Norfolk, two weeks later.
Edmund, his only surviving son, succeeded to the baronetcy.
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Between 1722 and 1738, Bacon was a Member of Parliament (Member of Parliament) for Thetford.