Max Bacon | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | Max E. Bacon June 6, 1941 Springfield, Missouri, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | Southwest Missouri State University (BS) University of Missouri |
| Occupation | Attorney |
Max E. Bacon (born June 6, 1941)[1] was a member of the Missouri House of Representatives from 1970 until 1974 and then served as a Greene County, Missouri circuit judge from 1976 until February 1988[1] when he was re-elected.
Education[edit]
Bacon is a native of Springfield, Missouri, where he attended public school. He graduated from Southwest Missouri State University with a B.S. in education, and from the University of Missouri, where he received his law degree.
Career[edit]
He was admitted to the bar in 1968. He served as a prosecuting attorney in two Missouri counties before being elected as a Democrat to the Missouri House of Representatives.[2]
Personal life[edit]
He and his wife, Jenine, and their three children live in Springfield and attend the Broadway Baptist Church. - see White House Reference
Singing[edit]
Bacon wrote music and sang with future attorney general John Ashcroft. In 1973 they recorded and released a gospel album entitled Truth: Volume One, Edition One.[3] In 1977 they co-wrote, produced, and recorded In the Spirit of Life and Liberty. The song "Let the Eagle Soar" has been long associated with John Ashcroft. - See Reference John Ashcroft Biography
Bacon was a member of the Ozark Mountain Jubilee - Bacon Family Singers. - see Reference Bacon Family Singers
Bacon and his family were often on stage. The Bacons had 16 seasons[as of?] in Branson at the Grand Country Music Hall Complex. They performed in both the Sunday Gospel Jubilee show, at 2pm, and the Ozark Mountain Jubilee show, at 7pm, every Sunday, February to December.
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Our Campaigns - Candidate - Max Bacon". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved 2019-11-22.
- ^ "Missouri Legislators B". www.sos.mo.gov. Retrieved 2019-11-21.
- ^ "John Ashcroft Sings: Ashcroft & Bacon Gospel Album: TRUTH Volume One, Edition One - WHITEHOUSE.ORG". 2007-03-11. Archived from the original on 2007-03-11. Retrieved 2019-11-22.
- Missouri lawyer directory for Associate Circuit Judge Max Bacon[permanent dead link]
- Ozark Mountain Jubilee and the Sunday Gospel Jubilee website
- Clark, Joshua. "Bacon family celebrating 26 years in Branson". Branson Tri-Lakes News. Retrieved 2019-11-20.