Martin W. Bates

Martin W. Bates
United States Senator
from Delaware
In office
January 14, 1857  March 3, 1859
Preceded byJoseph P. Comegys
Succeeded byWillard Saulsbury Sr.
Member of the Delaware House of Representatives
In office
January 5, 1819 – January 4, 1820
January 3, 1826 – January 1, 1828
Personal details
Born(1786-02-24)February 24, 1786
Salisbury, Connecticut
DiedJanuary 1, 1869(1869-01-01) (aged 82)
Dover, Delaware
Political partyFederalist
Democratic
SpouseMary Hillyard
Residence(s)Dover, Delaware
ProfessionLawyer

Martin Waltham Bates (February 24, 1786 – January 1, 1869) was a lawyer and politician from Dover, in Kent County, Delaware. He was a member of the Federalist Party, and then the Democratic Party, who served in the Delaware General Assembly and as U.S. Senator from Delaware.