William B. Bate

William Brimage Bate
23rd Governor of Tennessee
In office
January 15, 1883 – January 17, 1887
Preceded byAlvin Hawkins
Succeeded byRobert Love Taylor
United States Senator
from Tennessee
In office
March 4, 1887 – March 9, 1905
Preceded byWashington C. Whitthorne
Succeeded byJames B. Frazier
Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives
In office
1849-1851
Personal details
Born(1826-10-07)October 7, 1826
Castalian Springs, Tennessee
DiedMarch 9, 1905(1905-03-09) (aged 78)
Washington, D.C.
Resting placeMount Olivet Cemetery (Nashville)
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseJulia Peete (m. 1856)
Military service
Allegiance United States
 CSA
Branch/serviceUnited States Volunteers
 Confederate States Army
Years of service1846–1848 (USA)
1861–1865 (CSA)
RankFirst Lieutenant (USA)
Major General (CSA)
Unit2nd Tennessee Infantry
Commands3rd Tennessee Infantry
Bate's Bde, Stewart's Division
Bate's Division
Battles/warsMexican–American War

American Civil War

William Brimage Bate (October 7, 1826 – March 9, 1905) was a planter and slaveholder, Confederate officer, and politician in Tennessee.[1] After the Reconstruction era, he served as the 23rd governor of Tennessee from 1883 to 1887. He was elected to the United States Senate from Tennessee, serving from 1887 until his death.

During the Civil War, he had fought for the Confederacy, eventually rising to the rank of major general and commanding a division in the Army of Tennessee. Bate saw action in multiple engagements throughout the war, and was seriously wounded on two occasions.[2]

  1. ^ "Congress slaveowners", The Washington Post, 2022-01-19, retrieved 2022-01-25
  2. ^ John Thweatt, William B. Bate, Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture, 2009. Retrieved: 6 November 2012.