Bates, Edward, 1793-1869

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Lawyer, politician, and U.S. attorney general.

From the description of Edward Bates papers, 1818-1904 (bulk 1861-1864). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70979981

Epithet: Clerk at the Treasury

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St. Louis, Missouri, lawyer, judge and legislator; candidate for Republican nomination for president, 1860; United States attorney general under Abraham Lincoln, 1861-1864 (resigned).

From the description of Letter [draft] : [Washington, D.C., to Abraham Lincoln], 1861 April 18. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 26962350

From the description of Legal documents: 1814-1841. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 26962363

From the description of Letters : St. Louis, Missouri, to Schuyler Colfax, 1858-1860. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 26962357

Bates was a lawyer, Missouri state legislator, U.S. congressman, and U.S. attorney general during Abraham Lincoln's administration.

From the description of Papers, 1778-1872. (Virginia Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 29907334

Biographical Note

  • 1793, Sept. 4: Born, Belmont, Va.
  • 1814: Moved to St. Louis, Mo.
  • 1816: Admitted to Missouri bar
  • 1820: Member, Missouri Constitutional Convention
  • 1820 - 1822 : Missouri attorney general
  • 1822: Member, Missouri house of representatives
  • 1823: Married Julia Davenport Coalter
  • 1827 - 1829 : Member, U.S. House of Representatives
  • 1830 - 1834 : Member, Missouri senate
  • 1847: President, River and Harbor Improvement Convention, Chicago, Ill.
  • 1850: Declined appointment as secretary of war
  • 1860: Candidate for nomination for president, Republican Party national convention
  • 1861 - 1864 : U.S. attorney general
  • 1869, Mar.25: Died, St. Louis, Mo.

From the guide to the Edward Bates Papers, 1818-1904, (bulk 1861-1864), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)
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creatorOf Bates, Edward, 1793-1869. Autograph letter signed : Washington, D.C., to B.R. Curtis, n.p., 1863 Jan. 31. University of Chicago Library
referencedIn Phelps, John S. (John Smith), 1814-1886. Letter : Jefferson City, Mo., to Edward Bates, n.p., 1861 Aug. 21. Texas Christian University
referencedIn Hillyer, William Silliman, 1831-1874. Papers of William Silliman Hillyer, 1822 (1861-1874) 1931, [manuscript]. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Bates, Edward, 1793-1869. Letter, 1860. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
creatorOf Harrington, George, d. 1892. Papers of George Harrington, 1849-1891 (bulk 1862-1873). Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens
creatorOf Bates, Edward, 1793-1869. ALS 1866 September 11 St. Louis to Gideon Welles, Secretrary of the Navy. Copley Press, J S Copley Library
referencedIn Vaughn, R. C. Letter : St. Louis, Mo., to Edward Bates, n.p., 1863 Aug. 28. Texas Christian University
creatorOf United States Sanitary Commission. Subscription book for facsimiles of the Emancipation Proclamation, [1863 Oct.] : Washington, D.C. Rosenbach Museum & Library
creatorOf Grinnell, Moses Hicks, 1803-1877. Letter signed : New York, to Edward Bates, Attorney General, 1863 May. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf United States. Attorney-General. Draft of the Attorney General's opinion in the case of Edward and William E. Stubbs : [Washington D.C.], 1861 Apr. 29. Texas Christian University
referencedIn Phelps, John S. (John Smith), 1814-1886. Letter : Jefferson City, Mo., to Edward Bates, n.p., 1861 Aug. 21. University of Chicago Library
creatorOf Bates, Edward, 1793-1869. Letter [draft] : [Washington, D.C., to Abraham Lincoln], 1861 April 18. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library
creatorOf Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865. Autographs of the president and his cabinet : manuscript, 1864. Houghton Library
creatorOf Bates, Edward, 1793-1869. Papers, 1778-1872. Virginia Historical Society Library
referencedIn Conrad, David Holmes, 1800-1877. Some recollections of my past life. Virginia Historical Society Library
creatorOf Johnston family. Papers, 1779-1891. Library of Virginia
referencedIn Lieber, Francis, 1800-1872. Papers of Francis Lieber, 1815-1888; (bulk 1835-1872). Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens
creatorOf Gurley, Ralph Randolph, 1797-1872. Autograph letter signed : Washington, to Judge Bates, 1864 Nov. 30. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Ames, John W. (John Worthington). The John W. Ames papers, 1860-1863. U.S. Army Heritage & Education Center
creatorOf Bates, Edward, 1793-1869. [Writ of] scire facias in the case of John C. Potter, complainant, vs. Michael Douseman, defendant / E. Bates. Texas Tech University Libraries, Academic Library
creatorOf Bates, Edward, 1793-1869. Legal documents: 1814-1841. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library
creatorOf Bates, Edward, 1793-1869. Abraham Lincoln collection, 1841-1870 [microform]. Western Reserve Historical Society, Research Library
creatorOf Griswold, Hiram, fl. 1861. Autograph letter signed : Washington, to Judge Bates, 1861 March 8. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Bates, Edward, 1793-1869. Abraham Lincoln collection, 1841-1870. Western Reserve Historical Society, Research Library
creatorOf Bates, Edward, 1793-1869. Letters : St. Louis, Missouri, to Schuyler Colfax, 1858-1860. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library
creatorOf Bates, Edward, 1793-1869. Correspondence with William Meade Addison [manuscript] 1861-1862. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Willey, Waitman Thomas, 1811-1900. Autograph letter signed : [n.p.], to Judge Bates, [n.d.]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Whittlesey, Elisha, 1783-1863. Autograph letter signed : Washington, to Edward Bates, 186? Jun. 29. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Browning, Orville Hickman, 1806-1881. Papers, 1843-1888. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library
referencedIn New York State Library. Manuscripts and Special Collections Unit. Autographs of American authors and statesmen collection, ca.1770-1865. American Periodical Series I
referencedIn Willey, Waitman T. (Waitman Thomas), 1811-1900. W. T. Willey letter to J. W. Paxton [manuscript], 1863 January 1. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Browning, Orville Hickman, 1806-1881. Letter : Springfield, Ills., to C[harles] Gibson, St. Louis, Mo., 1860 Feb. 8. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library
referencedIn Forney, John W. (John Wien), 1817-1881. John W. Forney papers, 1841-1881. Library of Congress
referencedIn President and cabinet : carte-de-visite, ca. 1861. Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
creatorOf Opdyke, George, 1805-1880. Autograph letter signed : Washington City, to Edward Bates, Attorney General, 1861 Mar. 15. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Botts, John Minor, 1802-1869. Autograph letter signed : Washington, to Edward Bates, 1861 Apr. 8. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Diven, Alexander S. (Alexander Samuel), 1809-1896. Autograph letter signed : Elmira, N.Y., to Edward Bates, 1861 Mar. 18. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Grieger, John H. Papers, 1863 Mar. 3. Ohio History Connection, Ohio Historical Society
creatorOf Bates, Edward, 1793-1869. Letter : [Washington, D.C.], to [Abraham Lincoln], [Washington, D.C.], 1861 Sept. 17. Texas Christian University
creatorOf Harding, Charlotte Hanes, 1873-1951. Autographs collection, 1744-1928 Pennsylvania State University Libraries
creatorOf Hall, Nathan Kelsey, 1810-1874. Papers, 1847-1861. Buffalo History Museum, Research Library
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referencedIn Vol. LXVIII (ff. 404). 16 Mar.-May, 1814.includes:f. 1 Andreas Andersen Feldborg, Scandinavian historian: Letter to the 2nd Earl of Liverpool: 1814. f. 2 John Ness, ship-master, of Whitby: Letter to the 2nd Earl of Liverpool: 1814. f. 3 Captain Jo... British Library
referencedIn Vol. LXXI (ff. 433). 23 Oct.-Dec. 1814.includes:f. 1 Edward Bootle-Wilbraham, 1st Baron Skelmersdale 1828; formerly Wilbraham-Bootle: Correspondence with the 2nd Earl of Liverpool: 1802-1825. f. 3 Lady Caroline Wood, wife of Colonel Thomas Wood, of... British Library
referencedIn Vol. LXXIII (ff. 401). Sept, 1815-May, 1816.includes:ff. 1, 4, 22, 38, 85, 154 George III of England: Correspondence of Qu. Charlotte rel. to the Duke of Cumberland's marriage: 1814, 1815.: Partly Fr.: Copies. ff. 1, 4, 22, 38, 85, 154 Ernest August... British Library
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referencedIn Abraham Lincoln Papers, 1774-1948 Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
creatorOf Edward Bates Papers, 1818-1904, (bulk 1861-1864) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Andrew Johnson Papers, 1783-1947, (bulk 1865-1869) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn William Maxwell Evarts Papers, 1667-1918, (bulk 1877-1891) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
creatorOf Edward Bates letters and miscellany, 1833, 1856, 1861, 1866, undated New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
referencedIn Smithsonian Institution. Office of the Secretary. Correspondence, 1863-1879 Smithsonian Institution Archives
creatorOf General Records of the Department of Justice. 1790 - 2002. Segregated Documents from Letters Received. 1838 - 1943. Papers Relating to President Abraham Lincoln National Archives at College Park
creatorOf General Records of the Department of State. 1763 - 2002. Communications from Heads of Foreign States. 1789 - 1909. Ceremonial Letters from Mexico National Archives at College Park
creatorOf Records of the Office of the Pardon Attorney. 1846 - 1989. Pardon Case Files. 1853 - 1946. A-354, Isaac Lambert National Archives at College Park
referencedIn General Records of the Department of Justice. 1790 - 2002. Photographs of Attorneys General National Archives at College Park
referencedIn Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States Commandery of the State of Massachusetts Civil War collection, 1724-1933 (inclusive); 1861-1912 (bulk). Houghton Library
referencedIn Lincoln Room collection of miscellaneous papers, 1837-1924. Houghton Library
referencedIn Autograph album: Abraham Lincoln, his cabinet, and senators, 1864 and undated. Houghton Library
referencedIn Frederick M. Dearborn collection of military and political Americana, Part I: The Revolution and the Administration, 1669-1958. Houghton Library
referencedIn Simon Newton Dexter papers, 1785-1862. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
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associatedWith Bates family. family
associatedWith Bates, Frederick, 1777-1825. person
associatedWith Benton, Thomas Hart, 1782-1858. person
associatedWith Botts, John Minor, 1802-1869. person
associatedWith Browning, Orville Hickman, 1806-1881. person
associatedWith Clay, Henry, 1777-1852. person
associatedWith Colfax, Schuyler, 1823-1885, person
associatedWith Conrad, David Holmes, 1800-1877. person
associatedWith Curtis, Benjamin Robbins, 1809-1874. person
associatedWith Dearborn, Frederick M. (Frederick Myers), b. 1876 person
associatedWith Diven, Alexander S. (Alexander Samuel), 1809-1896. person
associatedWith Douseman, Michael., defendent. person
associatedWith Ellsworth, E. E. (Elmer Ephraim), 1837-1861. person
correspondedWith Evarts, William Maxwell, 1818-1901. person
associatedWith Everett, Edward, 1794-1865. person
correspondedWith Field, Theodore W. person
associatedWith Forney, John W. (John Wien), 1817-1881. person
correspondedWith Fritsch, C. R. person
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associatedWith Grinnell, Moses Hicks, 1803-1877. person
associatedWith Griswold, Hiram, fl. 1861. person
associatedWith Gurley, Ralph Randolph, 1797-1872. person
associatedWith Hall, Nathan Kelsey, 1810-1874. person
associatedWith Harding, Charlotte, 1873-1951, person
correspondedWith Harrington, George, d. 1892. person
associatedWith Hillyer, William Silliman, 1831-1874. person
associatedWith Jett, Caroline Matilda Bates, 1813-1832. person
correspondedWith Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875. person
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