William Thompson Bacon (1812–81) was an American minister, editor, and author, known for his literary contributions and editorial work.
Born in Woodbury, Connecticut, he pursued a mercantile career before enrolling at Yale College, graduating in 1837. He then studied theology at Yale Divinity School and became pastor of the Congregational Church in Trumbull, Connecticut (1842,) resigning due to health issues (1844.)
Bacon transitioned to journalism, editing New Englander (1845–46) and co-founding New Haven Morning Journal and Courier (1846.) He later edited Derby Transcript while running a boarding and day school in Woodbury.
His literary works include three volumes of poetry, beginning with Poems (1837,) published by Weeks, Jordan & Co. in Boston. His later collections explored faith, nature, and human experience, with his final volume released in 1880.
An early supporter of Yale Literary Magazine, he was one of its first editors. His writings reflected deep engagement with theology, literature, and education.
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All our actions take their hue from the complexion of the heart, as landscapes do their variety from light.
—William Thompson Bacon
Topics: Action, Heart
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