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Salmon P. Chase was a lawyer and politician, antislavery leader before the U.S. Civil War, secretary of the Treasury (1861–64) in Pres. Abraham Lincoln’s wartime Cabinet, the sixth chief justice of the United States (1864–73), and repeatedly a seeker of the presidency. Chase received part of his.
Salmon P. Chase. Manassas National Battlefield Park. Salmon Chase. Quick Facts. Significance: 6th Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1864-1873) Place of Birth: Cornish, NH. Date of Birth: January 13, 1808. Place of Death: New York City, NY. Date of Death: May 7, 1873. Place of Burial: Cincinnati, OH. Cemetery Name: Spring Grove Cemetery.
Salmon P. Chase | Oyez. The Collection of the Supreme Court of the United States (Artist: William F. Cogswell) Born. Jan 13, 1808. Cornish, NH. Died. May 7, 1873. Ethnicity. English/Scotch. Religion. Episcopalian. Family status. Middle class. Mother. Janette Ralston. Father. Ithamar Chase. Father's occupation. Tavern owner.
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May 11, 2018 · Salmon Portland Chase served from 1864 to 1873 as the sixth chief justice of the supreme court of the united states. He was also a distinguished lawyer and politician, serving as U.S. senator from Ohio (1849–55 and 1860–61), governor of Ohio (1855–59), and secretary of the treasury (1861–64).
Chase served as Chief Justice for eight years and died on May 7, 1873, at the age of sixty-five. Historical profiles documenting the personal background, plus nomination and confirmation dates of previous chief justices of the U.S. Supreme Court: Salmon Portland Chase.
The papers of Ohio governor, Lincoln cabinet official, and Supreme Court justice Salmon P. Chase (1808-1873) span the years 1755-1898, with the bulk of the material originating between 1824 and 1872. They consist of approximately 12,500 items, most digitally scanned from 38 microfilm reels.
Salmon Portland Chase was born in 1808 in Cornish, New Hampshire. He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1826, taught school, studied law, and was admitted to the state bar. Chase established a law practice in Cincinnati in 1830 and soon began compiling the Ohio statutes into a three-volume work.
