Isaac C. Bates
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Isaac Chapman Bates (1779-1845) was a American politician from Massachusetts.
He was born in Granville, Massachusetts January 23, 1779, graduated from Yale College in 1802 and practiced law in Northampton, Massachusetts in 1808.
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[edit] Political career
[edit] Massachusetts House of Representatives
He was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives (1808-1809).
[edit] United States House of Representatives
Bates was elected to the United States House of Representatives (March 4, 1827-March 3, 1835). He was chairman of the U.S. House Committee on Military Pensions in the Twenty-first Congress). He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1834.
[edit] United States Senate
He was elected as a Whig to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy in the term ending March 3, 1841, caused by the resignation of John Davis and on the same day elected for the term commencing March 4, 1841, and served from January 13, 1841, until his death on March 16, 1845. He was chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Pensions (Twenty-seventh and Twenty-eighth Congresses); interment in Bridge Street Cemetery, Northampton, Massachusetts.
[edit] Sources and external links
- Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- "Memoir of Hon. I.C. Bates, Late United States Senator from Massachusetts.” American Whig Review 3 (February 1846): 186-192.
| Preceded by Samuel Lathrop |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 8th congressional district March 4, 1827-March 3, 1835 |
Succeeded by William B. Calhoun |
| Preceded by John Davis |
United States Senator (Class 2) from Massachusetts January 13, 1841 to March 16, 1845 Served alongside: Daniel Webster, Rufus Choate |
Succeeded by John Davis |
