Samuel Chase (politician, 1789)
Samuel Chase (* 1789 in Cooperstown , New York ; † August 3, 1838 in Richfield , New York) was an American lawyer and politician . Between 1827 and 1829 he represented New York State in the US House of Representatives .
Career
Samuel Chase was born and raised in Cooperstown about five years after the end of the War of Independence . He held various local offices. Chase was a Masters at the New York Court of Chancery . Between 1821 and 1829 he was a district attorney in Otsego County .
As a result of a fragmentation of the Democratic Republican Party before and during the presidency of John Quincy Adams (1825-1829), he joined the Adams faction . In the 1826 congressional elections , Chase was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the 13th constituency of New York , where he succeeded William G. Angel on March 4, 1827 . He retired from the after March 3, 1829 Congress of.
After his time at Congress, he went back to a legal activity. He died on August 3, 1838 in Richfield, Otsego County .
Web links
- Samuel Chase in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
- Samuel Chase in the database of Find a Grave (English)
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SURNAME | Chase, Samuel |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American lawyer and politician |
DATE OF BIRTH | 1789 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Cooperstown , New York |
DATE OF DEATH | August 3, 1838 |
Place of death | Richfield , New York |