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Bates was born on July 17, 1883 in [[Portland, Oregon]], the son of engineer [[Lindon Wallace Bates]] and Josephine White.<ref>{{Cite book|last=|first=|url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Obituary_Record_of_Graduates_of_Yale_Uni/ulodAQAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1|title=Obituary Record of Graduates of Yale University, Deceased from June, 1910 to July 1915|publisher=[[Yale University]]|year=1915|location=New Haven, C.T.|pages=894-895|via=[[Google Books]]}}</ref> |
Bates was born on July 17, 1883 in [[Portland, Oregon]], the son of engineer [[Lindon Wallace Bates]] and Josephine White. His paternal grandfather, William Wallace Bates, was the United States Commissioner of Navigation from 1889 to 1892.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|last=|first=|url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Obituary_Record_of_Graduates_of_Yale_Uni/ulodAQAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1|title=Obituary Record of Graduates of Yale University, Deceased from June, 1910 to July 1915|publisher=[[Yale University]]|year=1915|location=New Haven, C.T.|pages=894-895|via=[[Google Books]]}}</ref> |
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Bates attended the [[Harrow School]]. He then went to the [[Sheffield Scientific School]] in [[Yale University]], graduating from there in 1902 and later took a post-graduate course. He then began working as an engineer for the [[New York State Canal System|New York Barge Canal]] and as secretary of the United States Engineering Company. He also supervised grade raising in [[Galveston, Texas]] to protect it from flooding. He travelled extensively to examine and supervise construction all over the world. He also wrote a number of books on technical, economic, and sociological subjects.<ref name=":1" /> |
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| ⚫ | In 1908, Bates was elected to the [[New York State Assembly]] as a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]], representing the New York County 29th District. He served in the Assembly in [[132nd New York State Legislature|1909]]<ref>{{Cite book|last=Murlin|first=Edgar L.|url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/_/Mn40AQAAMAAJ?gbpv=1|title=The New York Red Book|publisher=J. B. Lyon Company|year=1909|location=Albany, N.Y.|pages=112-113|via=[[Google Books]]}}</ref> and [[133rd New York State Legislature|1910]].<ref>{{Cite book|last=Murlin|first=Edgar L.|url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/_/TooaAAAAYAAJ?gbpv=1|title=The New York Red Book|publisher=J. B. Lyon Company|year=1910|location=Albany, N.Y.|pages=114-115|via=[[Google Books]]}}</ref> In the [[1912 United States House of Representatives elections in New York|1912 United States House of Representatives election]], he was a candidate the [[New York's 17th congressional district]] as a [[Progressive Party (United States, 1912)|Progressive]] and [[Independence Party (United States)|Independence League]], but lost to [[John F. Carew]].<ref>{{Cite book|last=Murlin|first=Edgar L.|url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/_/lBdk7DQqWkwC?gbpv=1|title=The New York Red Book|publisher=J. B. Lyon Company|year=1913|location=Albany, N.Y.|pages=673|via=[[Google Books]]}}</ref> He ran again in the [[1914 United States House of Representatives elections in New York|1914 United States House of Representatives election]] for the same district, this time under the Republican, Progressive, and Independence League ticket, but he lost to Carew again.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Murlin|first=Edgar L.|url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/_/uDg4tWRGpmYC?gbpv=1|title=The New York Red Book|publisher=J. B. Lyon Company|year=1915|location=Albany, N.Y.|pages=708|via=[[Google Books]]}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | In 1908, Bates was elected to the [[New York State Assembly]] as a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]], representing the [[Manhattan|New York County]] 29th District. He served in the Assembly in [[132nd New York State Legislature|1909]]<ref name=":1">{{Cite book|last=Murlin|first=Edgar L.|url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/_/Mn40AQAAMAAJ?gbpv=1|title=The New York Red Book|publisher=J. B. Lyon Company|year=1909|location=Albany, N.Y.|pages=112-113|via=[[Google Books]]}}</ref> and [[133rd New York State Legislature|1910]].<ref>{{Cite book|last=Murlin|first=Edgar L.|url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/_/TooaAAAAYAAJ?gbpv=1|title=The New York Red Book|publisher=J. B. Lyon Company|year=1910|location=Albany, N.Y.|pages=114-115|via=[[Google Books]]}}</ref> In the [[1912 United States House of Representatives elections in New York|1912 United States House of Representatives election]], he was a candidate the [[New York's 17th congressional district]] as a [[Progressive Party (United States, 1912)|Progressive]] and [[Independence Party (United States)|Independence League]], but lost to [[John F. Carew]].<ref>{{Cite book|last=Murlin|first=Edgar L.|url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/_/lBdk7DQqWkwC?gbpv=1|title=The New York Red Book|publisher=J. B. Lyon Company|year=1913|location=Albany, N.Y.|pages=673|via=[[Google Books]]}}</ref> He ran again in the [[1914 United States House of Representatives elections in New York|1914 United States House of Representatives election]] for the same district, this time under the Republican, Progressive, and Independence League ticket, but he lost to Carew again.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Murlin|first=Edgar L.|url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/_/uDg4tWRGpmYC?gbpv=1|title=The New York Red Book|publisher=J. B. Lyon Company|year=1915|location=Albany, N.Y.|pages=708|via=[[Google Books]]}}</ref> |
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In 1909, Bates was appointed a member of the General Commission of Water Supply by [[George B. McClellan Jr.|Mayor McClellan]]. He was also a member of the [[National Conservation Commission|National Conservation Congress]] and vice president of the Bates Engineering Company of New York City. He was consulting engineer for a number of companies, including the Western Engineering Corporation, the Denver Mining Investment Company, the Laguintos Oil Company, the Maikop Areas, and the Trinidad Cedros Oil Company. He was a member of the [[Western Society of Engineers]], the ''Société Belge des Ingénieurs et des Industriels'', and the [[American Society of Civil Engineers]].<ref name=":0" /> |
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Revision as of 04:47, 22 December 2020
Lindon Wallace Bates, Jr. (July 17, 1883 – May 7, 1915) was an American engineer and politician from New York who died on the Lusitania.
Life
Bates was born on July 17, 1883 in Portland, Oregon, the son of engineer Lindon Wallace Bates and Josephine White. His paternal grandfather, William Wallace Bates, was the United States Commissioner of Navigation from 1889 to 1892.[1]
Bates attended the Harrow School. He then went to the Sheffield Scientific School in Yale University, graduating from there in 1902 and later took a post-graduate course. He then began working as an engineer for the New York Barge Canal and as secretary of the United States Engineering Company. He also supervised grade raising in Galveston, Texas to protect it from flooding. He travelled extensively to examine and supervise construction all over the world. He also wrote a number of books on technical, economic, and sociological subjects.[2]
In 1908, Bates was elected to the New York State Assembly as a Republican, representing the New York County 29th District. He served in the Assembly in 1909[2] and 1910.[3] In the 1912 United States House of Representatives election, he was a candidate the New York's 17th congressional district as a Progressive and Independence League, but lost to John F. Carew.[4] He ran again in the 1914 United States House of Representatives election for the same district, this time under the Republican, Progressive, and Independence League ticket, but he lost to Carew again.[5]
In 1909, Bates was appointed a member of the General Commission of Water Supply by Mayor McClellan. He was also a member of the National Conservation Congress and vice president of the Bates Engineering Company of New York City. He was consulting engineer for a number of companies, including the Western Engineering Corporation, the Denver Mining Investment Company, the Laguintos Oil Company, the Maikop Areas, and the Trinidad Cedros Oil Company. He was a member of the Western Society of Engineers, the Société Belge des Ingénieurs et des Industriels, and the American Society of Civil Engineers.[1]
References
- ^ a b Obituary Record of Graduates of Yale University, Deceased from June, 1910 to July 1915. New Haven, C.T.: Yale University. 1915. pp. 894–895 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b Murlin, Edgar L. (1909). The New York Red Book. Albany, N.Y.: J. B. Lyon Company. pp. 112–113 – via Google Books.
- ^ Murlin, Edgar L. (1910). The New York Red Book. Albany, N.Y.: J. B. Lyon Company. pp. 114–115 – via Google Books.
- ^ Murlin, Edgar L. (1913). The New York Red Book. Albany, N.Y.: J. B. Lyon Company. p. 673 – via Google Books.
- ^ Murlin, Edgar L. (1915). The New York Red Book. Albany, N.Y.: J. B. Lyon Company. p. 708 – via Google Books.