Background
Cates, Don Tate was born on June 12, 1933 in Commerce, Texas, United States. Son of Harry Louis and Bobbye Edith (Tate) Cates.
Cates, Don Tate was born on June 12, 1933 in Commerce, Texas, United States. Son of Harry Louis and Bobbye Edith (Tate) Cates.
Bachelor, Baylor University, Waco, Texas, 1955. Juris Doctor, Baylor University, Waco, Texas, 1957.
Assistant city attorney, Houston, 1957-1959; associate secretary endowment department, Baptist General Convention Texas, 1959-1960; assistant district attorney, Dallas, 1960-1962; practice law, Dallas, since 1962; principal, Law Offices of Don T. Cates Mayor, City of Forney, Texas, since 1985.
Board directors, past president Dallas Society Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Member Texas, Dallas, Kaufman County bar associations, Baylor Alumni Association (director), Baylor Law Alumni Association Clubs: Masons, Lions, Baylor Bears (director).
Married Stella Evelyn Oates, July 13, 1957. Children: William, Margaret, John, Harry.