The schools of Brooklyn, N. Y., furnished John J. Bate with his early educational training. He left school at the age of twenty and engaged in farm- ing in Bergen County, continuing for seven years. He then identified himself with the newspaper business, and after five years in that line he became actively engaged in the real estate business, which he still follows. He resides in Westwood, Bergen County, N. J.

Mr. Bate was not only a successful farmer, but has gained a reputation in real estate affairs. He has also taken a prominent part in the public life of the community in which he has so long resided, having served as President of the Board of Education of Westwood for six years, as Assessor for three years, and as Secretary for the Bergen County Board of Assessors for three years. In 1895 he was Borough Clerk of Westwood, and the next year (1896) was the candidate for State Assemblyman on the Democratic ticket. He is a member of the Reformed Church, a public spirited, progressive, and enterprising citizen, and thoroughly identified with public affairs.