Josephine White Bates | |
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Born | Josephine White 8 July 1857 Portage-du-Fort, Canada East |
Died | 20 October 1934 (aged 72)
[1] Yorktown, New York, U.S. [1] |
Pen name | Mrs. E. Lindon Bates |
Occupation | Author |
Language | English |
Citizenship | Canadian, American (after marriage) |
Alma mater | Lake Forest College |
Spouse | |
Children | Lindon Bates, Jr. |
Josephine White Bates (8 July 1862 – 20 October 1934) was a Canadian-American author who preferred to use her married name Mrs. E. Lindon Bates. [2] She was the author of several works including A Blind Lead (1886), Bunch-Grass Stories (1892), and Mercury Poisoning in the Industries of New York City and Vicinity (1912).
Josephine White was born 8 July 1857 at Portage-du-Fort, Canada East [3] near Ottawa, Canada West, the daughter of George E. and Mary White. She was a student in Lake Forest, Illinois, and at the Lake Forest College, 1876–80. [4]
She married Lindon Wallace Bates (born 1858), a hydraulic engineer, of New York City, on April 6, 1881, [4] becoming a U.S. citizen by marriage. [3] The couple lived in Portland, Oregon for a number of years. She was active in the Preparedness Movement; in 1916, she published a pamphlet "Keep America Safe". [5] In 1908, she became a member of the Lyceum Club, having been sponsored by Lou Henry Hoover. She was also a member of Colony (New York); as well as Fortnightly, and Friday (Chicago). [4] Bates visited with Herbert Hoover and his wife at their Red House in London for several weeks in 1911. [6]
Bates' summer home was at Lebanon Park, in Mount Lebanon, New York, while the rest of the year, her address was 615 Fifth Avenue, in New York City. [4] Her son Lindon Bates, Jr. also became an engineer; [5] he later perished in the sinking of the RMS Lusitania. [7]
Bates died in Yorktown, New York. [1]
Josephine White Bates | |
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Born | Josephine White 8 July 1857 Portage-du-Fort, Canada East |
Died | 20 October 1934 (aged 72)
[1] Yorktown, New York, U.S. [1] |
Pen name | Mrs. E. Lindon Bates |
Occupation | Author |
Language | English |
Citizenship | Canadian, American (after marriage) |
Alma mater | Lake Forest College |
Spouse | |
Children | Lindon Bates, Jr. |
Josephine White Bates (8 July 1862 – 20 October 1934) was a Canadian-American author who preferred to use her married name Mrs. E. Lindon Bates. [2] She was the author of several works including A Blind Lead (1886), Bunch-Grass Stories (1892), and Mercury Poisoning in the Industries of New York City and Vicinity (1912).
Josephine White was born 8 July 1857 at Portage-du-Fort, Canada East [3] near Ottawa, Canada West, the daughter of George E. and Mary White. She was a student in Lake Forest, Illinois, and at the Lake Forest College, 1876–80. [4]
She married Lindon Wallace Bates (born 1858), a hydraulic engineer, of New York City, on April 6, 1881, [4] becoming a U.S. citizen by marriage. [3] The couple lived in Portland, Oregon for a number of years. She was active in the Preparedness Movement; in 1916, she published a pamphlet "Keep America Safe". [5] In 1908, she became a member of the Lyceum Club, having been sponsored by Lou Henry Hoover. She was also a member of Colony (New York); as well as Fortnightly, and Friday (Chicago). [4] Bates visited with Herbert Hoover and his wife at their Red House in London for several weeks in 1911. [6]
Bates' summer home was at Lebanon Park, in Mount Lebanon, New York, while the rest of the year, her address was 615 Fifth Avenue, in New York City. [4] Her son Lindon Bates, Jr. also became an engineer; [5] he later perished in the sinking of the RMS Lusitania. [7]
Bates died in Yorktown, New York. [1]