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Horace Chase

1810 – 1886

American politician

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Lived 1810 – 1886 (aged 75). Horace Chase was an American politician.

Horace B. Chase (December 25, 1810 – September 1, 1886) was an American Democratic politician and Milwaukee County pioneer. He was the 14th mayor of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and represented southern Milwaukee County in the Wisconsin State Assembly during the 1st Wisconsin Legislature (1848).

Biography

Chase was born in Vermont, on Christmas Day of 1810 and lived near Derby, Vermont. One of Milwaukee's pioneers, he first arrived in Milwaukee in December 1834, left for Chicago, and returned to settle in Milwaukee in March 1835. Later in that year, Chase was the clerk of the first election in ever held in Milwaukee. He was an alderman, county supervisor, served in the first Wisconsin Constitutional Convention of 1846, and served as mayor of Milwaukee in 1862. He also served in the first Wisconsin State Assembly in 1848.

Chase died on September 1, 1886, at his home in Milwaukee, after an illness of several months. His body was interred at Milwaukee's historic Forest Home Cemetery. Near the time of his death, he was referred to as the oldest remaining settler of Milwaukee.

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Important facts

Birth century
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Positions held
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, Mayor of Milwaukee

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Horace Chase's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Horace Chase?

American politician (1810–1886)

When was Horace Chase born?

Horace Chase was born on 25 December 1810 in Derby.

When did Horace Chase die?

Horace Chase died on 1 September 1886 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

What was Horace Chase's occupation?

Horace Chase was a politician.

What nationality was Horace Chase?

Horace Chase was American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Horace Chase

· Wikidata: Q5901612

· DBpedia: Horace Chase

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