Edward Bates was an American lawyer, politician and judge. He represented Missouri in the US House of Representatives and served as the U.S. Attorney General under President Abraham Lincoln. A member of the influential Bates family, he was the first US Cabinet appointee from a state west of the Mississippi River.
- Occupation
- politician, lawyer, judge
- Position held
- United States representative, member of the Missouri House of Representatives, United States Attorney General, member of the State Senate of Missouri
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- September 4, 1793
- Died
