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Bates, James, physician, congressman, was born in Maine. In 1831-33 he was a representative from Maine to the twenty-second congress. He died in Somerset county, Maine. Bates, James W., congressman, was born in Goochland county, Va. In 1819-23 he was a territorial delegate from Arkansas to the sixteenth and seventeenth congresses. He died Jan. 20, 1847, in. Van Buren, Ark. Bates, John Coalter, soldier, was born Aug. 26, 1842, in St. Charles county. Mo. He served through the civil war; was on staff of General Meade from Gettysburg to the close of the civil war; and was brevetted major and lieutenant colonel. For thirty years he was stationed on west Mississippi river, chiefly in the Indian country. He was made brigadier-general of volunteers at the outbreak of the Spanish- American war; and was promoted to major-general of volunteers during the Santiago campaign. In 1901 he became a brigadier-general in the United States army, serving in the Philippines. Bates, John Lewis, lawyer, lieutenant-governor, statesman, was born Sept. 18, 1859, in Easton, Mass. He received his education at the Boston city latin "I

and at college and law departments of the Boston universschool;

ity.

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He

has attained

success as one of the foremost lawyers of New England. In 1891-

93 he

was a member

of the Boston common council; in 1894-99 he served as a member of the Massachusetts house of representatives, and was speaker of the house in 1897-99. He became lieutenant-governor of Massachusetts in 1900. He is prominently identified with the public, business and social affairs of his city and state. Bates, John Mallery, educator, clergyman, ornithologist, scientist, was born Jan. 3, 1846, in Wallingford, Conn. Since 1876 he has been a clergyman; and in 1883-86 was chaplain and headmaster of Bethany college at Topeka, Kan. He now fills a pastorate in Eed Cloud, Neb. In 1903 he was president of the Nebraska ornithological union. He has made valuable researches on plant rusts, their life history.

Joseph Clement, lawyer, author, in July 1836, in Richmond, Maine. He is a noted lawyer of San Francisco, Cal. He is the author of Forms and Use of Blanks ; and a paper entitled Horace Howes's Will Case. Bates, Mrs. Josephine W., novelist, author, was born in Chicago, 111. She is the author of Blind Lead; and Bunch Grass Stories. Bates, Joshua, educator, clergyman, college pre.'.ident, author, was born March 30, 1776, in Cohasset, Mass. In 1803-17 he was pastor at Dedham, Mass. In 1818-38 he was presiBates,

was born

dent of Middlebury college of Vermont. In 1839-40 he was chaplain in the United States house of representatives; and in 1843 was installed as pastor of the congregational church in Dudley, Mass., which he filled until his death. He was the author of Lectures on Christian Character, a volume of sermons. He died Jan. 14, 1854, in Dudley, Mass. Bates, Joshua, banker philanthropist, was born in 1788 in Weymouth, Mass. He was a prominent banker of Boston, Mass.; and donated fifty thousand dollars toward a library. When the library had become an accomplished fact, he presented the institution with thirty thousand volumes ; and the large hall of the library was called Bates Hall in his honor. He died Sept. 34, 1864, in London, England. Bates, Joshua Hall, soldier, was born in Massachusetts. In 1837 he was second lieutenant in the fourth artillery. In 1861 he was brigadier-general Ohio volunteers. Bates, Katherine Lee, educator, author, poet, was born Aug. 13, 1859, in Falmouth, Mass. She received the degrees of B.A. and M.A. from Wellesley college, in which institution she has been a teacher of English literature since 1886. She is the editor of several volumes in the Student's Series of English Classics; and the author of studies in The English Religious Drama; American Li-

and Stories and Travels. Bates, Laurence Webster, educator, literateur, was born Nov. 10, 1819, in Burlington county, N.J. He received his education in the Medford Quaker school of his native county. For several years he was editor of a promi-

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nent church paper ; and contributed extensively to religious literature. He was presid-

ent of the Maryland conference in 1860-61; was president of the general conference in 1874; he was president of the general church

convention in 1877; and has filled numerous high positions in the methodist protestant church. In 1893-96 he was professor in the Westminster theological seminary. He was chairman of the committee to compile a new hymn book; and was the first president of the Christian endeavor union of the methodist protestant church. Bates, Lindon Wallace, civil engineer, contractor, scientist, was born Nov. 19, 1858, in Marshfield, Vt. He was educated at the Chicago high school and at Yale university. He has been surveyor on the Northern pacific railroad; assistant engineer of the Northern pacific

and Oregon

and manager on various

pacific railroads

tracting engineer or



conrail-

ways, dock and terminal contracts in Oregon, Washington, Montana, Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Louisiana, California and other sta-