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Edward Bates
Adams · House · Missouri · 1827–1829
Edward Bates was a Adams U.S. representative from Missouri, serving 1827–1829. Cast 165 votes and missed 29.2%.
- Years in Congress
- 1
- Votes missed
- 29.2%
- Born
- 1793
- Died
- 1869
Biography
Edward Bates (September 4, 1793 – March 25, 1869) was an American lawyer, politician and judge. He represented Missouri in the US House of Representatives and served as the U.S. Attorney General under President Abraham Lincoln. A member of the influential Bates family, he was the first US Cabinet appointee from a state west of the Mississippi River. Born in Goochland County, Virginia, in 1793, Bates moved to St.
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Terms in office
- House, Missouri, 1st District1827–1829 · Adams
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Capitol Receipts, “Edward Bates (A-MO), House 1827–1829,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/past-member/B000231/edward-bates (accessed 2026-10-13).