Nahum Ball Gates

Portrait of Colonel Nahum Ball Gates, son-in-law of abolitionist Rev. John Monteith, cofounder of the University of Michigan[1]

Colonel Nahum Ball Gates (1812–1890) was an American military officer, politician and businessman from Lorain County, Ohio. He became mayor of Elyria, Ohio, and was elected its sheriff and justice of the peace. He was also president of Lorain County Agricultural Society, and was appointed collector of Internal Revenue for the 14th District of Ohio by President Abraham Lincoln.

  1. ^ The Chronicle-Telegram, Fri, Nov 15, 1946 ·Page 2