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Martin Bates (other)
Martin Bates may refer to: * Martin Van Buren Bates (1837–1919), American giant * Martin W. Bates Martin Waltham Bates (February 24, 1786 – January 1, 1869) was a lawyer and politician from Dover, in Kent County, Delaware. He was a member of the Federalist Party, and then the Democratic Party, who served in the Delaware General Assembly an ... (1786–1869), U.S. Senator from Delaware See also * Martin Bate, British D.J. {{hndis, Bates, Martin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martin Van Buren Bates
Martin Van Buren Bates (November 9, 1837 – January 19, 1919), known as the Kentucky Giant, was an American man notable for his great height. He was tall and weighed . Youth and growth Bates' growth rate jumped at the age of six or seven. At age 12 he was over tall and weighed over . Civil War Bates was attending university in Virginia when the Civil War broke out. He subsequently joined the 5th Kentucky Infantry Confederate States Army, later becoming a lieutenant and then captain. He was severely wounded in a battle near the Cumberland Gap and was captured and imprisoned at Camp Chase in Ohio, although he later escaped. Adulthood and first marriage He returned to Kentucky after the war. Before the war, his first occupation was as a schoolteacher. While the circus was on tour in Halifax, Canada, the 7-foot-11-inch tall Anna Haining Swan visited. She and Martin soon got to know each other, and were married in 1871. The highly publicized wedding, at St. Martin-in-the-Fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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