James A. Bate Home
Township of Arthur

James A. Bate was a prominent citizen of Chippewa County. He was secretary of the Union Lumber Company, graduate of the Harvard University School of Engineering, and elected to the Wisconsin State House of Representatives. He was secretary & bookkeeper to Warren Flint who operated a huge sawmill in the Town of Estella.

When the original Township of Anson was divided, James became the first clerk for the new Township of Arthur. He is buried here at this site in the Pine Grove Cemetery.

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