Edmund Bacon

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Name
Edmund Bacon
Given Name
Edmund
Family Name
Bacon
Birth Date
1785-03-28
Death Date
1866
Sex
Male
Description
Edmund Bacon (March 28, 1785 - 1866) was a white enslaver and Thomas Jefferson's overseer at Monticello from 1806-1822. He also helped Jefferson in the early stages of planning and building the University of Virginia. Bacon surveyed proposed sites for the University on Jefferson's behalf.

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