Biography
Bates was born on August 17, 1843, in what was then West Troy, New York. He died in 1910.Career
Bates was elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1871. He was a Democrat.References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bates, Richard People from Watervliet, New York People from Walworth County, Wisconsin Politicians from Milwaukee Politicians from Racine, Wisconsin 1843 births 1910 deaths 19th-century American legislators Democratic Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly