Titles by Anthony Bacon
1717 – 1786
Slave trader, merchant, military contractor, and industrialist who strongly supported the North government’s approach to the American colonies. He was also a Member of Parliament.
Bio
Bacon began as a shopkeeper in Maryland but quickly diversified into various trades, including the slave trade. Returning to London around 1758, he obtained important supply contracts for the imperial navy for both the West Indies and West Africa. He accepted Parliament’s ultimate authority over the colonies but often disputed the forms adopted for taxation and regulation. He supported the North administration, and represented Aylesbury in Parliament from 1764 to 1784. He was crucial in establishing the iron smelting industry in Wales and provided ordnance to the British government during the American Revolution.
