American Poet ( 1887 - 1954 ) Family: Born May 26, 1887, in Solvay, NY; died January 1, 1954, in South Kingston, RI; son of Nathaniel Terry (a chemical engineer) and Helen (Hazard) Bacon; married Martha Sherman Stringham, May 16, 1912; children: three daughters. Education: Yale University, B.A., 1909. Poet, critic, and educator. University of California, Berkeley, professor of English, 1910-23. Military service: Signal Reserve Corps, second lieutenant.