Charles Loftus Bates
| Sir Charles Loftus Bates | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1863 |
| Died | 1951 |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom
|
| Service/branch |
 British Army
|
| Rank | Brigadier-General |
| Unit |
1st (King's) Dragoon Guards Northumberland Hussars 5th Battalion Imperial Yeomanry |
| Commands held |
Northumberland Hussars Director Remounts Egyptian Expeditionary Force |
| Battles/wars |
Second Boer War First World War |
| Awards |
Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George Companions of the Order of the Bath Companion of the Distinguished Service Order |
| Other work | Prospective Conservative Member of Parliament Coal Mine Director Chairman, Racecourse Owners Association |
Brigadier Sir Charles Loftus Bates KCMG CB DSO (1863–1951) was a British Army officer who served in the Second Boer War and the First World War. He was a cavalry officer in the 1st (King's) Dragoon Guards and the commanding officer of the Northumberland Hussars, part of the Yeomanry reserve.
He stood as the prospective Conservative Member of Parliament for Hexham and became the Chairman of the Race Course Owners Association and several coal companies.
Charles Loftus Bates was corn 2 August 1863, at Aydon, Northumberland, the son of Thomas Bates. He was educated at Eton College. He became a second-lieutenant in the Northumberland Militia (Royal Artillery) in January 1881, before joining the 1st (King's) Dragoon Guards as a lieutenant in January 1884, a regular cavalry regiment of the British Army. Until 10 March 1896, when as a captain, he resigns from the regular army.
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