Henry Clay Bates (January 29, 1843 – March 12, 1909), frequently known as H. C. Bates,[1] was a Vermont lawyer and politician who served as the 42nd lieutenant governor of Vermont and as a judge of the Insular Government of the Philippine Islands.
Early life
Henry Clay Bates was born in Derby Line, Vermont on January 29, 1843.[2][3] He was educated at Derby Academy, taught school in Vermont and Maine, and studied law in Derby and Charleston before enlisting for the Civil War.
Military service
Bates served as a member of Company C, 4th Massachusetts Heavy Artillery.[4][5] After the war he was an active member of the Grand Army of the Republic.[6]
Early career
Bates resumed his legal studies after leaving the Army, attained admission to the bar in 1866 and practiced law in St. Johnsbury.[7] A Republican, he served in numerous local offices, including Superintendent of Schools of Guildhall and Town Meeting Moderator of St. Johnsbury.[8]
Bates also served as Caledonia County State's Attorney from 1880 to 1882 and 1892 to 1894.[9][10] From 1886 to 1890 Bates was a member of the Vermont Senate and served as Senate President.[11]
Bates served in the Vermont House of Representatives from 1896 to 1897.[12] In 1898 he won election as Lieutenant Governor and served until 1900.[13]
He participated in numerous county and state Republican conventions, and was a Delegate to the 1900 Republican National Convention.[14][15]
Territorial judge
In 1901 Bates was appointed a judge for the 9th district of the Court of First Instance, Manila, a position within the Insular Government of the Philippine Islands.[16][17] He served until his 1907 resignation, afterwards living in retirement in Berkeley, California.[18]
Death and burial
Bates died in Berkeley on March 12, 1909, after having been ill as the result of his service in the Philippines.[19][20][21] He was buried at Smithland Cemetery (Little Sioux Township Cemetery) in Smithland, Iowa, where his wife's family resided.[22]
Family
In 1866, Bates married Laura E. Jenness of Morgan, Vermont.[23] They were the parents of one son who lived to adulthood, attorney Jerry Dickerman Bates (1869-1952), who was usually referred to as J. Dickerman Bates.[24]
References
- ^ "Results in Vermont for "H. C. Bates"". newspapers.com.
- ^ Biography of the Bar of Orleans County, Vermont, by Frederick W. Baldwin, 1886, pages 241 to 243
- ^ Who's Who in New England, by Albert Nelson Marquis, Volume 1, 1909, page 85
- ^ The New England Magazine, America Company Publishers, Boston, Volume 33, (September 1905 – February 1906), 1906, page 746
- ^ Herringshaw's National Library of American Biography, published by American Publishers' Association, Chicago, Volume 1, 1909, page 261
- ^ Journal of the National Encampment, published by Grand Army of the Republic, pages 21 to 23, 1887, page 27
- ^ The town of St. Johnsbury, Vt.: A Review of One Hundred Twenty-five Years to the Anniversary Pageant of 1912, published by The Cowles Press, St. Johnsbury, 1912, pages 441 to 442
- ^ Vermont School Report, published by Vermont Department of Education, 1872, page 186
- ^ Gazetteer of Caledonia and Essex Counties, Vt. 1764-1887, compiled and published by Hamilton Child, 1897, page 54
- ^ Journal of the Senate of the State of Vermont, published by Vermont General Assembly, 1881, page 465
- ^ Journal of the Senate of the State of Vermont, published by Vermont General Assembly, 1886, pages 5, 328
- ^ Successful Vermonters: A Modern Gazetteer of Caledonia, Essex, and Orleans Counties, by William Hartley Jeffrey, pages 54 to 56
- ^ Vermont Historical Reader, by Edward Conant, 1907, page 166
- ^ Newspaper article, The Republican League, New York Times, February 16, 1888
- ^ Official Proceedings of the Republican National Convention, published by the convention, 1900, page 78
- ^ Albany Law Journal, published by Albany Law School, Volumes 63-65, (January 1901 to January 1902), 1902, page 166
- ^ Elihu Root Collection of United States Documents Relating to the Philippine Islands.
- ^ War Department Annual Reports, published by United States War Department, 1909, page 616
- ^ Newspaper article, Work on Islands Fatal to Jurist, San Francisco Call, March 13, 1909
- ^ Law Notes, published by Edward Thompson Company, Volume 13 (April 1909 to March 1910), 1910, page 35
- ^ Newspaper article, An Eminent Son of Vermont, Boston Evening Transcript, March 15, 1909
- ^ VermontCivilWar.Org Database, Soldiers credited to, born in, or buried in Derby, VT, accessed December 4, 2011
- ^ Forbes, Charles R. (March 1, 1909). "Obituary, Henry Clay Bates". The Vermonter. White River Junction, VT: Chas. R. Forbes. p. 87.
- ^ "Obituary, Henry Clay Bates", p. 87.
