death_place death_date predecessor birth_place successor office birth_date order term_start article_title term_end name
denver , colorado , u.s. september 22 , 1900 john harper john long routt chautauqua county , new york , u.s. francis m. case william scott lee mayor of denver mayor of denver may 5 , 1837 10th 18th 1872 1885 joseph e. bates
 1873 1887 joseph e. bates
joseph e. bates

joseph e. bates -lrb- may 5 , 1837 -- september 22 , 1900 -rrb- was an american politician who served on the city council and as mayor .
bates was born in chautauqua county , new york and raised in muskegon county , michigan .
he moved to denver , colorado in 1860 , where he became involved in working for various businesses .
he became active in city politics being elected a city councillor in 1868 .
bates established enterprises including the denver brewery , denver pacific railroad and the denver smelting and refining works .
joseph e. bates was twice elected mayor of denver , in 1872 and again in 1885 .
