John Grenville Bates Sr (; August 20, 1880 – February 2, 1944) was a co-founder of the
American Kennel Club
The American Kennel Club (AKC) is a registry of purebred dog pedigrees in the United States. In addition to maintaining its pedigree registry, this kennel club also promotes and sanctions events for purebred dogs, including the Westminster Kenn ...
and former President and Show Chairman of the
Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show. He won back-to-back
dog shows
A dog show is an event where dogs are exhibited. A conformation show, also referred to as a ''breed show'', is a kind of dog show in which a judge, familiar with a specific dog breed, evaluates individual purebred dogs for how well the dogs ' ...
with his
Irish Terrier Pendley Calling of Blarney in 1930 and 1931. He was on the front cover of
TIME Magazine Volume XXXI, No. 8.
Early life
Bates was born to Alfred Willard Bates and Catherine Cephise Towar, the youngest of four boys.
References
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1880 births
1944 deaths