James Bates (September 24, 1789 – February 25, 1882) was a

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from

Maine Maine () is a state in the New England and Northeastern regions of the United States. It borders New Hampshire to the west, the Gulf of Maine to the southeast, and the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Quebec to the northeast and north ...

. He was born in Greene, Massachusetts (now in

), on September 24, 1789. He attended the common schools. He studied medicine at

Harvard Medical School Harvard Medical School (HMS) is the graduate medical school of Harvard University and is located in the Longwood Medical Area of Boston, Massachusetts. Founded in 1782, HMS is one of the oldest medical schools in the United States and is consi ...

. He was a surgeon during the

War of 1812 The War of 1812 (18 June 1812 – 17 February 1815) was fought by the United States of America and its indigenous allies against the United Kingdom and its allies in British North America, with limited participation by Spain in Florida. It bega ...

. He was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-second Congress (March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1833). He then became a hospital executive. He died, aged 92, on February 25, 1882, in

Yarmouth, Maine Yarmouth is a town in Cumberland County, Maine, United States, twelve miles north of the state's largest city, Portland. When originally settled in 1636, as North Yarmouth, it was part of Massachusetts, and remained as such for 213 years. In 1849, ...

. His interment is in the Old Oak Cemetery,

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. Bates' son, James M. Bates, became a noted physician.

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* 1789 births 1882 deaths Harvard Medical School alumni People from Androscoggin County, Maine People from Somerset County, Maine Jacksonian members of the United States House of Representatives from Maine 19th-century American politicians {{Maine-politician-stub