Background
Bates, George Handy was born on November 19, 1845 in Dover, Delaware, United States. Son of Judge Daniel Moore Bates.
Bates, George Handy was born on November 19, 1845 in Dover, Delaware, United States. Son of Judge Daniel Moore Bates.
Attended University of Pennsylvania, 1862-1864, Harvard Law School.
Admitted to Delaware bar, 1869, practiced in Wilmington, 1869-1870, 89-1916. Deputy attorney general Delaware, 1870-1874. Delegate national Democratic conversations, 1880, 84, 88.
Member Delaware Legislature, 1882-1883, speaker of house, 1883.
Member board park commissioner City of Wilmington, 1883-1894. Special agent to investigate affairs in Samoa, 1886-1889.
Moved to Philadelphia, 1896.
Member Delaware Legislature, 1882-1883, speaker of house, 1883. Member board park commissioner City of Wilmington, 1883-1894.
Married Elizabeth B. Russell, May 26, 1870.