Arthur Laban Bates

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Arthur Laban Bates

Arthur Laban Bates (born June 6, 1859 in Meadville , Pennsylvania , †  August 26, 1934 there ) was an American politician . Between 1901 and 1913 he represented the state of Pennsylvania in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Arthur Bates was the nephew of John M. Thayer (1820-1906), who was among other things US Senator for Nebraska and governor of this state. He was first taught privately. In 1880 he graduated from Allegheny College in Meadville. After a subsequent law degree and his admission as a lawyer in 1882, he began to work in this profession from 1884 in Meadville. In between he continued his education at the University of Oxford in England in 1882 and 1883 . Between 1889 and 1896, Bates was also a legal representative for his hometown of Meadville. From 1899 he also worked in the newspaper industry.

Politically, Bates was a member of the Republican Party . In the congressional elections of 1900 he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the 26th  constituency of Pennsylvania , where he succeeded Athelston Gaston on March 4, 1901 . After five re-elections in the 25th district of his state, he was able to complete six terms in Congress by March 3, 1913 . In 1905 and 1911 he was an American delegate to the International Peace Conference in Brussels and Rome, respectively . In 1912 he declined to run again.

After his time in the US House of Representatives, Arthur Bates worked again as a lawyer and in the newspaper business. He also worked in the banking industry. In June 1924 he took part as a delegate to the Republican National Convention in Cleveland , on which President Calvin Coolidge was nominated for re-election. He died in Meadville on August 26, 1934.

Web links

  • Arthur Laban Bates in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
predecessor Office successor
Athelston Gaston United States House Representative for Pennsylvania (26th constituency)
March 4, 1901 - March 3, 1903
Joseph Horace Shull
Joseph Baltzell Showalter United States House Representative for Pennsylvania (25th constituency)
March 4, 1903 - March 3, 1913
Milton William Shreve