Salmon Portland Chase

1808–1873 · Cornish, NH

Judicial Service

CourtTitleAppointed ByCommissionedTermination
Supreme Court of the United StatesChief JusticeAbraham Lincoln (Republican)Dec 6, 1864Death, May 7, 1873

Education

  • Dartmouth College, B.A., 1826
  • Read law, 1829

Professional 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

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