Nathaniel Bacon | |
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![]() A 1905 illustration of Bacon by Howard Pyle | |
Member of the House of Burgesses for Henrico County | |
In office June 1675 – 26 January 1677 Serving with James Crewes | |
Preceded by | Francis Eppes |
Succeeded by | William Byrd I |
Member of the Virginia Governor's Council | |
In office 1675–1676 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Suffolk, England | January 2, 1647
Died | October 26, 1676 West Point, Virginia Colony, English America | (aged 29)
Cause of death | Dysentery |
Spouse | Elizabeth Duke |
Alma mater | St Catharine's College, Cambridge |
Known for | Bacon's Rebellion |
Nathaniel Bacon (January 3 , 1647 – October 26, 1676) was an English merchant adventurer who emigrated to the Virginia Colony, where he sat on the Governor's Council but later led Bacon's Rebellion. The Rebellion was briefly successful; but after Bacon’s death from dysentery the rebel forces collapsed.[1][2]