Isaac Chapman Bates | |
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| United States Senator from Massachusetts | |
| In office January 13, 1841 – March 16, 1845 | |
| Preceded by | John Davis |
| Succeeded by | John Davis |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromMassachusetts's8th district | |
| In office March 4, 1827 – March 3, 1835 | |
| Preceded by | Samuel Lathrop |
| Succeeded by | William B. Calhoun |
| Member of theMassachusetts House of Representatives | |
| In office 1808–1809 | |
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| Born | (1779-01-23)January 23, 1779 |
| Died | March 16, 1845(1845-03-16) (aged 66) Washington, D.C., US |
| Party | Federalist Whig |
| Alma mater | Yale College |
| Profession | Law |
Isaac Chapman Bates (January 23, 1779 – March 16, 1845) was anAmerican politician fromMassachusetts.
He was born inGranville, Massachusetts, and graduated fromYale College in 1802. He practiced law inNorthampton, Massachusetts, in 1808.
He was a member of theMassachusetts House of Representatives (1808–1809).
Bates was elected to theUnited States House of Representatives (March 4, 1827 – March 3, 1835), where he was anAnti-Jacksonian. He was chairman of theU.S. House Committee on Military Pensions in theTwenty-first Congress. He declined to be a candidate for renomination in1834.
He was elected as aWhig to theUnited States Senate to fill the vacancy in the term ending March 3, 1841, caused by the resignation of John Davis and on the same day elected for the term commencing March 4, 1841, and served from January 13, 1841, until his death. He was chairman of theU.S. Senate Committee on Pensions (Twenty-seventh and Twenty-eighth Congresses); interment in Bridge Street Cemetery,Northampton, Massachusetts.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromMassachusetts's 8th congressional district March 4, 1827-March 3, 1835 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | U.S. senator (Class 2) from Massachusetts January 13, 1841 - March 16, 1845 Served alongside:Daniel Webster,Rufus Choate | Succeeded by |
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