CHASE, SALMON PORTLAND

(1808-1873), American jurist and statesman; 6. Cornish, N. H. He graduated at Dart mouth in 1826 and in Dec., 1829, was admitted to the bar in Washington, D. C. A year later he removed to Cincinnati, where he achieved a brilliant reputation and built up a large practice. He early identified himself with the antislavery movement and was the leader of the Ohio anti-slavery men from 1837 to 1849. He helped to organize the Liberty and Free Soil parties, and in 1849 was elected to the U. S. Senate. He was governor of Ohio for two terms, 1855-59; was again chosen United States Senator, 1860, and in 1861 entered President Lincoln’s Cabinet as Secretary of the Treasury. He resigned in 1864 and in the same year was appointed Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court, holding the position until his death.