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BATEMAN, Ephraim, senator, was born at Cedarville, N.J., in 1770. He studied and practised medicine in his native town, and for a number of years served in the state senate. He was elected a representative to the 14th Congress on the Democratic ticket, and was re-elected to the 15th, 16th, and 17th congresses. On Dec. 7, 1826, having received an equal number of votes with Theodore Frelinghuysen in the election for United States senator to till the vacancy left by the death of Senator McIlvaine, Mr. Bateman made himself senator, his position as president of the council of the state legislature giving him the casting vote. The incident caused much discussion, but the senate afterwards declared his action to be perfectly legal. He died at Cedarville. N.J., Jan. 29, 1829.

BATEMAN, Kate Josephine, actress, was born in Baltimore, Md., Oct. 7, 1842. She at a very early age began her theatrical career, appearing for many years with her sister as one of the "Bateman Children." When just passing out of her teens, she began to attract much attention, one of her best roles being that of "Leah, the Forsaken." After several years of remarkable success in America, she went to Europe, where she attained equal distinction. There in 1866. she was married to Mr. George Crowe, and for two years retired from the stage, having accumulated considerable wealth by her professional work and good management of her funds. In 1868 she returned to the stage in London, playing "Mary Warner"; in 1872 she had great success as "Media," as she had in 1875 when she acted "Lady Macbeth." to Mr. Irving's "Macbeth." In 1876 she retired.

BATEMAN, Newton, educator, was born in Fairfield. N.J., July 27, 1822. He was graduated from Illinois college in 1843; was principal of a select school in St. Louis, Mo., in 1845-'46; professor of mathematics in St. Charles college, Mo, from 1847 to 1851; superintendent of public schools in Jacksonville, Ill., from 1851 to 1857, and during three years of that time was county superintendent of schools of Morgan county; in 1858 was principal of Jacksonville female academy, and in the fall of that year was elected state superintendent of public instruction, holding that office for fourteen years. He was a member of the Illinois state board of health from 1877 to 1891. and a part of the time president of the board. He acted as president of Knox college from 1875 to 1893. and on his retirement was made president emeritus and professor of moral science. He died at Galesburg, Ill., Oct. 21, 1897.

BATES, Alfred Elliott, soldier, was born in Monroe, Mich., July 11, 1840: son of Alfred G. Bates. He was graduated at the U.S. military academy and appointed 2d lieutenant in the 2d U.S. cavalry June 23. 1865; was promoted 1st lieutenant Oct. 19, 1865, and served on scouting and frontier duty in the department of Missouri and the Platte. 1865-'75. He was promoted captain Jan. 26, 1869; was an instructor in cavalry at the U.S. military academy. 1869-'73; a member of the board for compiling cavalry tactics. 1872-'73; and served on the Big Horn expedition August to October, 1874. He vacated his commission in the cavalry to become major in the department of the paymaster-general. March 3, 1875. He was married Dec. 1, 1875. to Caroline McCorkle of New York. He served as paymaster in the departments of Texas, Dakota, Washington, New York, and San Francisco; was promoted lieutenant-colonel in January, 1897; served as military attache at the Court of St. James, 1897-'99; and as brigadier general of volunteers, May to October (1898). He was promoted assistant paymaster-general with the rank of colonel, March 31, 1899; served as acting paymaster-general at Washington, D.C., in May, 1899, and was promoted paymaster-general with the rank of brigadier-general, July 12, 1899.

BATES, Arlo, author, was born at East Machias, Maine. Dec. 16, 1850. He was educated at the common schools of his native town, and was graduated from Bowdoin college in 1876. He then went to Boston, Mass., and began work as a journalist. From 1878 to 1880 he was editor of the Broadside, and from 1880 to 1893 of the Boston Sunday Courier, at the same time being Boston correspondent of the Book Buyer, the Providence Journal, and the Chicago Tribune. In 1893 he was elected professor of English in the Massachusetts institute of technology. His published works include: "Patty's Perversities" (1881); "The Pagans" (1884); "A Wheel of Fire" (1885); "Berries of the Brier" (1886); "Sonnets in Shadow" (1887); "Lad's Love" (1887); "The Philistines" (1889); Albrecht" (1890); "The Poet and His Self" (1891); "A Book o' Nine Tales" (1891); "Told in the Gate" (1892); "In the Bundle of Time" (1893); "The Torch Bearers" (1894); "Under the Beach Tree" (1899); "Love in a Cloud" (1900). He also edited "Old Salem" (1886), a book left unfinished by his wife.

BATES, Barnabas, postal reformer, was born at Edmonton, England, in 1785, and at a very early age was brought to America. Here he studied for the ministry, and became connected with the Baptist denomination, changing his views shortly afterwards to those of the Unitarians. He received the appointment, through President J.Q. Adams, of collector of the port of Bristol, R.I. In 1825 he established a Unitarian journal in New York called the Christian Inquirer, which was published weekly. He was