Picture courtesy of Jim Kuntz

[History: This statue was dedicated in 1876 concurrently with the official dedication of Forest Park, and thus was the first statue to be installed in the park. The original location was at the southeast entrance, but when Highway 40 was expanded, the entrance was obliterated and the statue moved to its current location. Bates was a lawyer and rose to the position of Attorney General in President Abraham Lincoln's Cabinet from 1861-1864. He was also a prominent Missouri politician. Bates also served as vice president of the Missouri Historical Society, which he co-founded. The medallions on the pedestal were added at a later date and depict Captain James Eads, Governor Hamilton R. Gamble, Charles Gibson, and Henry S. Geyer.]

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