Career
He was the son of James Bates and Linda (Fairbanks) Bates (b 1781). He was an Inspector of State Prisons from 1861 to 1866, elected in 1860 on the Republican ticket, and in 1863 on the Union ticket.
He was the son of James Bates and Linda (Fairbanks) Bates (b 1781). He was an Inspector of State Prisons from 1861 to 1866, elected in 1860 on the Republican ticket, and in 1863 on the Union ticket.
