John Edmund Bacon was an American lawyer, politician, diplomat and judge, from South Carolina, in the late 19th century. He also acted as charge d'affairs (1885–1888) and minister-resident (1888) of the U.S.to Uruguay and Paraguay.
- Occupation
- diplomat, lawyer, politician
- Position held
- member of the South Carolina House of Representatives
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- March 3, 1829, June 27, 1830, March 3, 1832
- Died
- February 19, 1895, February 18, 1897, February 19, 1897