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Salmon Portland Chase

Chief Justice, Supreme Court of the United States · 1864

Salmon Portland Chase , Chief Justice, Supreme Court of the United States. Salmon Portland Chase (January 13, 1808 – May 7, 1873) was an American politician and jurist who served as the sixth chief justice of the United States from 1864 to his death in 1873. Earlier, he had served as the 25th United States Secretary of the Treasury in the Abraham Lincoln administration from 1861 to 1864, during the American Civil War.

Education

  • Dartmouth CollegeB.A., 1826
  • Read law1829

Career

Private practice, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1829-1849; U.S. senator from Ohio, 1849-1855, 1861; Governor, Ohio, 1856-1860; Secretary of the Treasury, 1861-1864

Biography

Salmon Portland Chase (January 13, 1808 – May 7, 1873) was an American politician and jurist who served as the sixth chief justice of the United States from 1864 to his death in 1873. Earlier, he had served as the 25th United States Secretary of the Treasury in the Abraham Lincoln administration from 1861 to 1864, during the American Civil War.

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