JOHN LEWIS BATES

Bates, John Lewis (1859-1946) — also known as John L. Bates — of Boston, Suffolk County, Mass.; Newton, Middlesex County, Mass. Born in North Easton, Easton, Bristol County, Mass., September 18, 1859. Son of Rev. Lewis Benton Bates and Louisa D. (Field) Bates; married, July 12, 1887, to Clara Elizabeth Smith in Jamestown, New York. Republican. Lawyer; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1894-99; Speaker of the Massachusetts State House of Representatives, 1897-99; Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts, 1900-03; Governor of Massachusetts, 1903-05; defeated, 1904; delegate to Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1917-19. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Beta Theta Pi. Died June 8, 1946.
Spouse: Clara Elizabeth Smith b. abt 1862 New York
Children:
John H Bates b. abt 1894
Dorothy Bates b. abt 1896

Sources:
United States Federal Census
Massachusetts Vital Records
The Political Graveyard
Submitted by Deborah Crowell