# Edward Bates

> American politician, lawyer and judge (1793-1869)

**Wikidata**: [Q1291670](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1291670)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Bates)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/edward-bates


## References

1. Virtual International Authority File
2. Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln
3. Find a Grave
4. [Source](http://viaf.org/viaf/data/viaf-20170101-links.txt.gz)
5. Encyclopædia Britannica Online
6. SNAC
7. BnF authorities
8. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
9. [Source](https://books.google.com/books?id=XXIUAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA268)
10. [Source](https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/interactive/2022/congress-slaveowners-names-list/)