Salmon P. Chase
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Summary
Salmon P. Chase was born on January 13, 1808[1], in Cornish[2]. He died on May 7, 1873[3], in New York City[4]. He worked as a politician[5], judge[6], lawyer[7], and writer[8]. He ranks in the top 0.69% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,837 views/month, #6,920 of 1,000,298).[9]
Key Facts
- Date of birth: January 1, 1808[10]
- Date of death: January 1, 1873[11]
- Place of burial: Spring Grove Cemetery[12]
- Father: Ithamar Chase[13]
- Child: Kate Chase[14], Janet Ralston Hoyt[15]
- Country of citizenship: United States[16]
- Position held: United States Secretary of the Treasury[17], Chief Justice of the United States[18], Governor of Ohio[19], United States senator[20]
- Employer: United States Department of the Treasury[21]
- Educated at: University of Cincinnati[22], Dartmouth College[23]
- Member of: Phi Beta Kappa Society[24]
- Religion or worldview: Episcopal Church[25]
- Sex or gender: male[26]
- Member of political party: Republican Party[27], Democratic Party[28], Free Soil Party[29], Liberty Party[30], Whig Party[31]
- Commons category: Salmon P. Chase[32]
- Archives at: New York Public Library Main Branch[33]
- Cause of death: stroke[34]
- Family name: Chase[35]
- Given name: Salmon[36]
- Topic's main category: Category:Salmon P. Chase[37]
- Commons gallery: Salmon P. Chase[38]
- Work location: Washington, D.C.[39]
- Manner of death: natural causes[40]
- Described by source: Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography[41], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[42], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[43], Library of the World's Best Literature[44], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[45], The Encyclopedia Americana[46], The American Cyclopædia[47], Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921[48], Encyclopædia Britannica Ninth Edition[49], New International Encyclopedia[50], The New Student's Reference Work[51]
- Replaces: John Adams Dix[52]
- Replaced by: William P. Fessenden[53]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for Salmon P. Chase include Chase County[54], a county of Kansas[55], in United States[56], founded in 1859[57] and Chase Island[58], an island[59], in Canada[60].
Why It Matters
Salmon P. Chase has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[61] He is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.[62]
Entities named for him include Chase County[54], a county of Kansas[55], in United States[56], founded in 1859[57] and Chase Island[58], an island[59], in Canada[60].
FAQs
Where was Salmon P. Chase born?
Salmon P. Chase's place of birth was Cornish[2].
Where did Salmon P. Chase die?
Salmon P. Chase died in New York City[4].
Who were Salmon P. Chase's parents?
Salmon P. Chase's father was Ithamar Chase[13].
What did Salmon P. Chase do for work?
Salmon P. Chase worked as a politician[5], judge[6], lawyer[7], and writer[8].
Where did Salmon P. Chase go to school?
Salmon P. Chase was educated at University of Cincinnati[22] and Dartmouth College[23].