Obituary

Frederick C. Bates, a Member of the A. I. E. E. died oil October 2, 1923, at his home in Brooklyn, N. Y., after a protracted illness. He was born in Danielson, Conn., in 1867. In 1887 he entered the employ of the Thomson-Houston Company, at Lynn, Mass. and was sent to Berlin in 1894 to supervise electrical installations with the Allgemeine Elektrictats-Gesellschaft. Upon his return, in 1896 he became connected with the New York office of his company, and he was made manager of the lighting department. For twenty-seven years thereafter Mr. Bates was employed by the General Electric Company, acting for many years as manager of the Lighting department in the New York office. He was vice president of the Orange County Public Service Corporation and an officer in its affiliated companies. He was a member of the Machinery Club and the Engineer Club of New York City.