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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—MassachusettsWilliam Henry BATES
(1917-1969)
BATES, William Henry, (son
of George Joseph Bates), a Representative from Massachusetts; born
in Salem, Essex County, Mass., April 26, 1917; attended the public
schools; was graduated from Worcester Academy in 1936, from Brown
University, Providence, R.I., in 1940, and from Harvard Graduate
School of Business Administration, Boston, Mass., in 1947; enlisted
in the United States Navy in July 1940 and served until February
14, 1950, resigning his commission as lieutenant commander after
being elected to Congress; elected as a Republican to the
Eighty-first Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of
his father, George J. Bates; reelected to the Eighty-second and to
the nine succeeding Congresses and served from February 14, 1950,
until his death in Bethesda, Md., June 22, 1969; chairman, Select
Committee to Conduct Investigation and Study of Benefits for
Survivors of Deceased Members and Former Members of the Armed
Forces (Eighty-third Congress); interment in St. Marys Cemetery,
Salem, Mass.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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