The Bates and Thayers
- John Thayer (1820–1906), Nebraska Territory Senator 1860, delegate to the Nebraska Territory Constitutional Convention 1860 1866, U.S. Senator from Nebraska 1867-1871, Governor of Wyoming Territory 1875-1878, Governor of Nebraska 1897-1891. Uncle of Arthur Laban Bates.
- Arthur Laban Bates (1859–1934), Solicitor of Meadville, Pennsylvania 1889-1896; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 1901-1913; delegate to the Republican National Convention 1924. Nephew of John Thayer.
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