Daniel Moore Bates

Daniel Moore Bates (January 28, 1821 – March 28, 1879) was an American lawyer who served as the U.S. Attorney for the District of Delaware. He also served as the Secretary of State of Delaware amongst other positions.

Early life Daniel Moore Bates was born Daniel Elzey Moore in Laurel, Delaware on January 28, 1821. The son of a Maryland Methodist minister Jacob Moore.

Career He went back to Dover and became a member of the bar there in 1842, after studying law under his father. He began his career in his father's law firm. In 1843, he was a founding member of the State Colonization Society of Delaware, an organization encouraging repatriation of African Americans to Africa. Governor William Tharp, named him Secretary of State for Delaware in January 1847 a position he held until 1851 (the end of Tharp's term). In 1855, President Franklin Pierce appointed him as the United States Attorney for the district of Delaware and he stayed in this post until 1861.