Martin Waltham Bates

Democrat Senator of Delaware

  • Senator

    Delaware

    December 7, 1857 - March 3, 1859

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Congresses Served

1

Senate Terms

January 1, 1786 (83 years old)

Birthday

January 1, 1869

Death

  • American lawyer and politician with a career spanning multiple decades.
  • Initially a member of the Federalist Party, later transitioned to the Democratic Party.
  • Served in the Delaware General Assembly, including multiple terms as a State Representative.
  • Participated as a delegate in the Delaware Constitutional Convention of 1852.
  • Elected as U.S. Senator from Delaware, filling a vacancy and serving from January 14, 1857, to March 3, 1859.
  • Defeated in his bid for reelection in 1858.
  • Lived in Dover, Delaware, where he practiced law for most of his life.
  • Married to Mary Hillyard, with whom he had a family.
  • Active in the Presbyterian Church.
  • Buried in the Old Presbyterian Cemetery in Dover, Delaware.