Salmon P. Chase facts for kids

Salmon P. Chase
Quick facts for kids Salmon P. Chase
6th Chief Justice of the United States
	In office; December 15, 1864 – 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 ; January 13, 1808; Cornish, New Hampshire, U.S.
Died	May 7, 1873 (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
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. 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.

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.

Images for kids

The Salmon P. Chase Birthplace in Cornish, New Hampshire
Chase as U.S. Secretary of the Treasury
Bureau of Engraving and Printing portrait of Chase as Secretary of the Treasury
The first issue of $1 notes in 1862 as legal tender, featuring Chase
Salmon P. Chase, Treasury Secretary, scribes "In God is our Trust," scratches out "is our" and overwrites "We" to arrive at "In God We Trust" in a December 9, 1863, letter to James Pollock, Director of the Philadelphia Mint.
Chase as Chief Justice
The Chase Court, 1866
Grave of Salmon Chase in Spring Grove Cemetery; a docent is dressed in period clothing.
Chase depicted on the 1934 $10,000 gold certificate