Bates, James Woodson b. August 25, 1788 d. December 26, 1846 US Congressman. He was admitted to the bar in 1816, commenced law practice in Virginia until he was nominated in 1818 as delegate candidate for the Territory of Arkansas. In 1819, he was elected as first Delegate from Arkansas to the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Congresses, serving until 1823. A unsuccessful candidate for reelection, he resumed legal practice and served as a Arkansas Judicial Superior Court Judge from 1824 to 1836. (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith) Bates Family Burying Ground at Moores Rock, Van Buren, Crawford County, Arkansas, USA
Thomason, Hugh French b. February 22, 1826 d. July 30, 1893 Civil War CSA Congressman. Served as a Delegate to the Arkansas Secession Convention in 1861, Delegate from Arkansas to the Confederate Provisional Congress from 1861 to 1862, Member of the Arkansas State Legislature in 1866 and 1893, Delegate to Arkansas State Constitutional Convention in 1874, Candidate for United States Representatives from Arkansas in 1874, Member of the Arkansas State Senate in 1880, and State Court Judge from 1890 to 1893. (Bio by: K) Fairview Cemetery, Van Buren, Crawford County, Arkansas, USA
