Nathaniel Bacon (Virginia colonist)

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Nathaniel Bacon
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	(1647-01-02)January 2, 1647 Suffolk, England
Died	October 26, 1676(1676-10-26) (aged 29) West Point, Virginia Colony, English America
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]