Nathanial Bates
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Nathanial "Nat" Bates is a former Democratic
African American
two-term mayor of Richmond, California
from 1971 to 1972 and again from 1976–1977 and current city councilmember of Richmond, California
. He was the second African-American mayor of Richmond after George B. Carroll.
He holds a BA from San Francisco State University and a teaching credential from CSU Hayward (now called CSU East Bay).
He was a National League of Cities
Board director from 1976–1980 and has a lifetime appointment to National League of Cities Advisory Board since 1980. He is the senior member and "dean" of the city council. In 2008 he will become one of the longest serving councilmembers in the state, and the longest serving in Richmond
With his late wife, Shirley Christine Adams Bates, he had four children (one of whom is also deceased), in addition to seven grandchildren, and seven great grandchildren (.
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
African American
African American
African Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have at least partial ancestry from any of the native populations of Sub-Saharan Africa and are the direct descendants of enslaved Africans within the boundaries of the present United States...
two-term mayor of Richmond, California
Richmond, California
Richmond is a city in western Contra Costa County, California, United States. The city was incorporated on August 7, 1905. It is located in the East Bay, part of the San Francisco Bay Area. It is a residential inner suburb of San Francisco, as well as the site of heavy industry, which has been...
from 1971 to 1972 and again from 1976–1977 and current city councilmember of Richmond, California
Richmond, California
Richmond is a city in western Contra Costa County, California, United States. The city was incorporated on August 7, 1905. It is located in the East Bay, part of the San Francisco Bay Area. It is a residential inner suburb of San Francisco, as well as the site of heavy industry, which has been...
. He was the second African-American mayor of Richmond after George B. Carroll.
He holds a BA from San Francisco State University and a teaching credential from CSU Hayward (now called CSU East Bay).
He was a National League of Cities
National League of Cities
The National League of Cities is an American advocacy organization representing 19,000 cities, towns, and villages, and encompassing 49 state municipal leagues....
Board director from 1976–1980 and has a lifetime appointment to National League of Cities Advisory Board since 1980. He is the senior member and "dean" of the city council. In 2008 he will become one of the longest serving councilmembers in the state, and the longest serving in Richmond
Richmond, California
Richmond is a city in western Contra Costa County, California, United States. The city was incorporated on August 7, 1905. It is located in the East Bay, part of the San Francisco Bay Area. It is a residential inner suburb of San Francisco, as well as the site of heavy industry, which has been...
With his late wife, Shirley Christine Adams Bates, he had four children (one of whom is also deceased), in addition to seven grandchildren, and seven great grandchildren (.
External links
- Nathanial Bates Richmond city profile