John Henry Cates

{{Short description|Canadian politician (1896–1986)}}

{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}

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| office = Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia

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| term_start = 1945

| term_end =1952

| constituency=North Vancouver

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| birth_place = Moodyville, British Columbia

| death_date ={{Death date and age|1986|10|26|1896|7|13}}

| death_place=North Vancouver, British Columbia

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| spouse =Carrie Matilda Sweeten

| party =British Columbia Liberal Party

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John Henry Cates (July 13, 1896 – October 26, 1986) was a businessman and political figure in British Columbia. He represented North Vancouver in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1945 to 1952 as a Liberal.

He was born in Moodyville, the son of Charles Henry Cates. Cates was a partner in the tugboat company C.H. Cates and Sons. He served in the Royal Navy during World War I. Cates was a member of a Liberal-Conservative coalition in the assembly and served as Minister of Labour and as Minister of Mines in the provincial cabinet.{{cite book |url=http://memorybc.ca/john-henry-cates-fonds-2;rad |title=John Henry Cates fonds |publisher=British Columbia Archival Information Network |accessdate=2011-11-23}} In 1927, he married Carrie Matilda Sweeten,{{cite web |url=http://search.bcarchives.gov.bc.ca/sn-15B515A/query/Marriages/find-adv%2B%20callnumber=%28%221927-09-321977%22%20%29%20AND%20microfilm=%28b13754%29%20%2B%2B%2B%2B/1 |title=Vital Event Marriages (1872-1935) |publisher=BC Archives |accessdate=2011-11-23}} who later served as mayor of North Vancouver; she died in 1977. Cates died at the age of 90 in 1986.[https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLVL-5Z7 Death]{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=FqVlAAAAIBAJ&pg=1150,4999064 |title=Capt. John H. Cates dead at the age of 90 |newspaper=Vancouver Sun |date=October 29, 1986 |page=19 |accessdate=2011-11-23}}