Salmon P. Chase

Salmon P. Chase
6th Chief Justice of the United States
In office December 15, 1864[1] – May 7, 1873
Nominated by	Abraham Lincoln
Preceded by	Roger B. Taney
Succeeded by	Morrison R. Waite
25th United States Secretary of the Treasury
In office March 7, 1861 – June 30, 1864
President	Abraham Lincoln
Preceded by	John A. Dix
Succeeded by	William P. Fessenden
23rd Governor of Ohio
In office January 14, 1856 – January 9, 1860
Lieutenant	Thomas H. Ford (1856–1858) Martin Welker (1858–1860)
Preceded by	William Medill
Succeeded by	William Dennison
United States Senator from Ohio
In office March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1855
Preceded by	William Allen
Succeeded by	George E. Pugh
In office March 4 – March 7, 1861
Preceded by	George E. Pugh
Succeeded by	John Sherman
Personal details
Born	Salmon Portland Chase (1808-01-13)January 13, 1808 Cornish, New Hampshire, U.S.
Died	May 7, 1873(1873-05-07) (aged 65) New York City, New York, U.S.
Political party	Free Soil, Republican
Spouse(s)	Katherine Garmiss Chase Eliza Ann Smith Chase Sarah Dunlop Ludlow Chase[2]
Alma mater	Cincinnati College Dartmouth College
Profession	Politician, Lawyer, Judge
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Salmon Portland Chase (January 13, 1808 – May 7, 1873) was an American politician and jurist who was U.S. Senator from Ohio and the 23rd Governor of Ohio; as U.S. Treasury Secretary under President Abraham Lincoln; and as the sixth Chief Justice of the United States. He was one of the most famous Republicans of his time.

Chase was born on January 13, 1808 in Cornish, New Hampshire.^[3] He was raised in Windsor, Vermont and Worthington, Ohio. He studied at Cincinnati College and in Dartmouth College. Chase was married to Katherine Garmiss from 1834 until they divorced. Then he was married to Eliza Ann Smith from 1839 until they divorced. Then he was married to Sarah Dunlop from 1846 until his death in 1873. He had six daughters. Chase died on May 7, 1873 in New York City, New York from an illness, aged 65.

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• The Life of Salmon P. Chase, Attorney General of Fugitive Slaves.
• The Salmon P. Chase papers, including correspondence and a myriad of biographical materials spanning the years 1820-1884, are available for research use at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania.
• Mr. Lincoln and Freedom: Salmon P. Chase Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine
• Eulogy on Chief-Justice Chase, delivered by William M. Evarts, 1874
• Booknotes interview with John Niven on Salmon P. Chase: A Biography, May 28, 1995. Archived April 26, 2016, at the Wayback Machine