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Henry C. Bates (January 29, 1843 – March 12, 1909) was a Vermont lawyer and politician who served as the 40th Lieutenant Governor of Vermont and as a federal judge. ==Biography== Henry Clay Bates was born in Derby Line, Vermont on January 29, 1843.〔(Biography of the Bar of Orleans County, Vermont ), by Frederick W. Baldwin, 1886, pages 241 to 243〕〔(Who's Who in New England ), by Albert Nelson Marquis, Volume 1, 1909, page 85〕 He taught school in Vermont and Maine and studied law before enlisting for the Civil War. Bates served as a member of Company C, 4th Massachusetts Heavy Artillery.〔(The New England Magazine ), America Company Publishers, Boston, Volume 33, (September 1905-February 1906), 1906, page 746〕〔(Herringshaw's National Library of American Biography ), published by American Publishers' Association, Chicago, Volume 1, 1909, page 261〕 After the war he was an active member of the Grand Army of the Republic.〔(Journal of the National Encampment ), published by Grand Army of the Republic, pages 21 to 23, 1887, page 27〕 Bates resumed his legal studies after leaving the Army, attained admission to the bar in 1866 and practiced law in St. Johnsbury.〔(The town of St. Johnsbury, Vt.: A Review of One Hundred Twenty-five Years to the Anniversary Pageant of 1912 ), published by The Cowles Press, St. Johnsbury, 1912, pages 441 to 442〕 A Republican, he served in numerous local offices, including Superintendent of Schools of Guildhall and Town Meeting Moderator of St. Johnsbury.〔(Vermont School Report ), published by Vermont Department of Education, 1872, page 186〕 Bates also served as Caledonia County State's Attorney from 1880 to 1882 and 1892 to 1894.〔(Gazetteer of Caledonia and Essex Counties, Vt. 1764-1887 ), compiled and published by Hamilton Child, 1897, page 54〕〔(Journal of the Senate of the State of Vermont ), published by Vermont General Assembly, 1881, page 465〕 From 1886 to 1890 Bates was a member of the Vermont Senate and served as Senate President.〔(Journal of the Senate of the State of Vermont ), published by Vermont General Assembly, 1886, pages 5, 328〕 Bates served in the Vermont House of Representatives from 1896 to 1897.〔(Successful Vermonters: A Modern Gazetteer of Caledonia, Essex, and Orleans Counties ), by William Hartley Jeffrey, pages 54 to 56〕 In 1898 he won election as Lieutenant Governor and served until 1900.〔(Vermont Historical Reader ), by Edward Conant, 1907, page 166〕 He participated in numerous county and state Republican conventions, and was a Delegate to the 1900 Republican National Convention.〔(Newspaper article, The Republican League ), New York Times, February 16, 1888〕〔(Official Proceedings of the Republican National Convention ), published by the convention, 1900, page 78〕 In 1901 Bates was appointed one of the United States Judges for the Philippines Territory.〔(Albany Law Journal ), published by Albany Law School, Volumes 63-65, (January 1901 to January 1902), 1902, page 166〕 He served until his 1907 resignation, afterwards living in retirement in Berkeley, California.〔(War Department Annual Reports ), published by United States War Department, 1909, page 616〕 Bates died in Berkeley on March 12, 1909 after having been ill as the result of his service in the Philippines.〔Newspaper article, Work on Islands Fatal to Jurist, San Francisco Call, March 13, 1909〕〔(Law Notes ), published by Edward Thompson Company, Volume 13 (April 1909 to March 1910), 1910, page 35〕〔(Newspaper article, An Eminent Son of Vermont ), Boston Evening Transcript, March 15, 1909〕 He was buried at Smithland Cemetery in Smithland, Iowa, where his wife's family resided.〔(VermontCivilWar.Org Database ), Soldiers credited to, born in, or buried in Derby, VT, accessed December 4, 2011〕〔(Laura Jenness Bates ) at ''(Find A Grave )''〕〔(Polly R. Jenness ) at ''(Find A Grave )''〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Henry C. Bates」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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