About Sanford Bates
Lived 1884 – 1982 (aged 98). Sanford Bates was an American politician.
Education Bates attended Boston public schools graduating from English High School,
Early career Before he became an attorney, Bates worked as a clerk in the Boston Street Department. In May 1917, Bates was a member of the Convention's Committee on Liquor Traffic.
Corrections career On November 1, 1918 Bates was appointed as the Commissioner of Penal Institutions in Boston (1917-1919), From 1945 until his semi-retirement in 1954 he headed yet another prison system, the New Jersey Department of Corrections.
Among many other titles, positions and honors, Bates was the president of the American Prison Association in 1926.
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American politician
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Sanford Bates was born on 17 July 1884 in Boston.
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Sanford Bates died on 8 September 1982.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Sanford Bates. https://biography.guide/sanford-bates/
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