Background
Gates, John Howard was born on October 26, 1865 in Waterloo, Iowa, United States. Son of John Cook and Adelia (Saint John) Gates.
Gates, John Howard was born on October 26, 1865 in Waterloo, Iowa, United States. Son of John Cook and Adelia (Saint John) Gates.
Bachelor of Philosophy, State University of Iowa, 1888. Student Columbia Law School, New York, 1889-1890.
Admitted to South Dakot bar, 1890, and practiced at Sioux Falls. Member Davis, Lyon & Gates. City attorney, 1893-1894.
Associate judge Supreme Court of South Dakot, January 7, since 1913, presiding judge, 1917, 1922 and 1926.
Member Board of Education, Sioux Falls, 1906-1908.
Married Mary Edna Carter, November 13, 1899. Children: Beatrice (Mistress Frank K. Shuttleworth), John Carter, Hobart Hare.