Information About ™Frederick Bates |
| CATEGORIES ABOUT FREDERICK BATES | |
| 1777 births | |
| 1825 deaths | |
| governors of missouri | |
| people from st. louis county, missouri | |
| michigan supreme court justices | |
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In 1819, he married Nancy Opie Ball ( 1802 - 1877 ), daughter of a wealthy Virginia colonel. The couple had four children, Emily Caroline ( 1820 - 1891 ), Lucius Lee ( 1821 - 1898 ), Woodville ( 1823 - 1840 ) and Frederick Jr. ( 1826 - 1862 ). In 1824, Bates became the second governor of Missouri , and died in office in August 1825 , in Chesterfield, Missouri , due to a short illness thought to be Pneumonia . Bates was buried at the family cemetery on the Thornhill estate near St. Louis . During his time in Missouri , Bates acquired nearly 1000 acres (4 km&2) of land which became the estate known as Thornhill. On the estate was built a reserved Federal style home with high ceilings for summer ventilation, fine woodwork and a sophisticated floor plan; all this would have been familiar to Bates from his childhood home, Belmont, in Goochland County, Virginia . The Thornhill estate still exists today and can be viewed by the public. It is located in Faust County Park in Chesterfield, Missouri . Bates County, Missouri is named after Frederick Bates.
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