GEORGE JOSEPH BATES

Bates, George Joseph (1891-1949) — also known as George J. Bates — of Salem, Essex County, Mass. Born in Salem, Essex County, Mass., February 25, 1891. Son of Thomas F. Bates and Annie (Burns) Bates; married, October 31, 1911, to Nora Jennings; father of William Henry Bates. Republican. Member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1918-24; mayor of Salem, Mass., 1924-37; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 6th District, 1937-49; elected unopposed 1948; died in office 1949. Killed in an airplane collision between an Eastern Air Lines DC-4 passenger airliner and a war surplus P-38 fighter plane purchased by Bolivia, near Washington National Airport, Arlington, Arlington County, Va., November 1, 1949. Interment at St. Mary's Cemetery, Salem, Mass.
Father's name: Thomas F b. abt 1862
Father's Birth Place: Massachusetts
Mother's name: Annie b. abt 1863
Mother's Birth Place: Ireland
Spouse: Nora Bates b. abt 1889 in Ireland
Mary Bates b. abt 1914 in Mass.
Catherine Bates b. abt 1915 in Mass.
William Bates b. abt 1917 in Mass.
Margarette Bates b. abt 1919 in Mass.

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