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  Bates, William H.
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NameWilliam H. Bates
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Salem, Massachusetts , United States
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Born April 26, 1917
DiedJune 22, 1969 (52 years)
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Infoborn in Salem, Essex County, Mass., April 26, 1917; attended the public schools; was graduated from Worcester Academy in 1936, from Brown University, Providence, R.I., in 1940, and from Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration, Boston, Mass., in 1947; enlisted in the United States Navy in July 1940 and served until February 14, 1950, resigning his commission as lieutenant commander after being elected to Congress; elected as a Republican to the Eighty-first Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of his father, George J. Bates; reelected to the Eighty-second and to the nine succeeding Congresses and served from February 14, 1950, until his death in Bethesda, Md., June 22, 1969; chairman, Select Committee to Conduct Investigation and Study of Benefits for Survivors of Deceased Members and Former Members of the Armed Forces (Eighty-third Congress); interment in St. Marys Cemetery, Salem, Mass.


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  11/05/1968 MA District 6 Won 66.08% (+32.16%)
  11/08/1966 MA District 6 Won 65.71% (+31.41%)
  11/03/1964 MA District 6 Won 64.61% (+29.21%)
  11/06/1962 MA District 6 Won 56.19% (+12.38%)
  11/08/1960 MA District 6 Won 65.93% (+31.86%)
  11/04/1958 MA District 6 Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  11/06/1956 MA District 6 Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  11/02/1954 MA District 6 Won 71.18% (+42.36%)
  11/04/1952 MA District 6 Won 95.07% (+90.15%)
  11/07/1950 MA District 6 Won 73.71% (+47.43%)
  02/14/1950 MA District 6 - Special Election Won 72.65% (+45.52%)
  01/24/1950 MA District 6 - Special R Primary Won 86.24% (+72.77%)
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