James Bates

James Bates (September 24, 1789 – February 25, 1882) was an American physician and politician who was United States representative from Maine from 1831 to 1833.

Early life Bates born in Greene, District of Maine, on September 24, 1789, to Solomon and Mary (Macomber) Bates.

Medicine Bates studied medicine under Dr. Charles Smith in Fayette and Dr. Ariel Mann in Hallowell, Maine.

Bates left the army in May 1815 and became a partner of Dr. Mann in Hallowell.

In 1845, Bates was appointed superintendent of the Maine Insane Asylum. In 1851, Bates was sent by Governor John Hubbard to study institutions in other states to find ways the rebuilt asylum could be improved and resigned as the hospital's superintendent.

After completing his report to the Governor, Bates practiced for one year in Gardiner, Maine. He then moved to Fairfield, Maine, where he remained until he relocated to Yarmouth in 1858.

Bates was a member of the Freemasons and a Congregationalist.