Isaac C. Bates
Isaac Chapman Bates | |
|---|---|
| Junior Senator, Massachusetts | |
| In office January 13, 1841–March 16, 1845 | |
| Preceded by | John Davis |
| Succeeded by | John Davis |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Whig |
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.
Political career
Massachusetts House of Representatives
He was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives (1808-1809).
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.
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.
Sources and external links
- United States Congress. "Isaac C. Bates (id: B000233)". 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.