Isaac C. Bates
| Isaac Chapman Bates | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 8th district |
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| In office March 4, 1827 – March 4, 1835 |
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| Preceded by | Samuel Lathrop |
| Succeeded by | William B. Calhoun |
| United States Senator from Massachusetts |
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| In office January 13, 1841 – March 16, 1845 |
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| Preceded by | John Davis |
| Succeeded by | John Davis |
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| Born | January 23, 1779 Granville, Massachusetts |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Washington, D.C. |
| Political party | Federalist Whig |
| Alma mater | Yale College |
| Profession | Law |
Isaac Chapman Bates (January 23, 1779 – March 16, 1845) was an American politician from Massachusetts.
He was born in Granville, Massachusetts, and graduated from Yale College in 1802. He practiced law in Northampton, Massachusetts, in 1808.
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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 4, 1835), where he was an Anti-Jacksonian. 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 4, 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. 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
- Isaac C. Bates 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.
| United States House of Representatives | ||
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 8th congressional district March 4, 1827-March 4, 1835 |
Succeeded by William B. Calhoun |
| United States Senate | ||
| Preceded by | U.S. Senator (Class 2) from Massachusetts January 13, 1841 - March 16, 1845 Served alongside: Daniel Webster, Rufus Choate |
Succeeded by John Davis |
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- 1779 births
- 1845 deaths
- Members of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
- Members of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts
- United States Senators from Massachusetts
- Yale University alumni
- Massachusetts National Republicans
- Massachusetts Federalists
- Massachusetts Whigs
- Whig Party United States Senators
- National Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives
