James Bates (Maine)

James Bates (September 24, 1789 – February 25, 1882) was a United States Representative from Maine. He was born in Greene, Maine on September 24, 1789. He attended the common schools.[1]

James Bates
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Maine's 7th district
In office
March 4, 1831 (1831-03-04)  March 4, 1833 (1833-03-04)
Preceded bySamuel Butman
Succeeded byJoseph Hall
Personal details
Born(1789-09-24)September 24, 1789
Greene, Maine
DiedFebruary 25, 1882(1882-02-25) (aged 92)
Yarmouth, Maine
Political partyJacksonian

He studied medicine at Harvard Medical School. He was a surgeon during the War of 1812. He was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-second Congress (March 4, 1831 March 4, 1833). He then became a hospital executive.

He died on February 25, 1882, in Yarmouth, Maine. His interment is in the Old Oak Cemetery, Norridgewock, Maine.

References

  • United States Congress. "James Bates (id: B000234)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
  1.  Kelly, Howard A.; Burrage, Walter L., eds. (1920). "Bates, James" . American Medical Biographies . Baltimore: The Norman, Remington Company.
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by
Samuel Butman
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Maine's 7th congressional district

1831-1833
Succeeded by
Joseph Hall


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