# Benjamin E. Bates

> Benjamin Edward Bates was an American rail industrialist, textile tycoon, and philanthropist prominent in New England. His financial support and patronage of the Maine State Seminary with Oren Burbank Cheney led to his namesake Bates College being established in Lewiston, Maine in 1855. The Bates Mill was a dominant economic driver of the city for over a century as industrialization swept the region.

*American businessman (1808-1878)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Investor ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q131524))
- **Category:** Investors
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1808-07-08
- **Died:** 1878-01-14
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Benjamin Edward Bates was an American rail industrialist, textile tycoon, and philanthropist prominent in New England. His financial support and patronage of the Maine State Seminary with Oren Burbank Cheney led to his namesake Bates College being established in Lewiston, Maine in 1855. The Bates Mill was a dominant economic driver of the city for over a century as industrialization swept the region.

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 39.9
- **Momentum:** 9.8

## Sources
- [Benjamin E. Bates](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_E._Bates)
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- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4888499)

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