Colonial Promoter
After Bacon was imprisoned for debt November 1829-1831, the family emigrated to Australia where they did not prosper, thanks to Bacon's habit of borrowing heavily to spend on large projects without paying the workmen. Bacon had hoped to found a new colony in South Australia, but his plans were rejected by the authorities.
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