Salmon P. Chase - Cincinnati, Ohio - Grave of a Famous Person on Waymarking.com

Salmon Portland Chase was born in Cornish, New Hampshire. He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1828, and studied law under United State Attorney General William Wirt. In 1830 he moved to Cincinnati, Ohio and where he became a prominent and well respected member of the Bar. In 1855 he was elected Governor of Ohio and served in that office from 1856-1860. Following the 1860 Election, President Abraham Lincoln nominated Chase to be Secretary of the Treasury. During his tenure as Treasury Secretary, Chase was in an advocate of “In God We Trust” be printed and embossed on American Currency. Lincoln and Chase often clashed over issues and chase finally resigned in 1864. When Chief Justice Roger Toney died in October 1864, Lincoln nominated Chase to become the 6th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. A position that he held until his death on May 7, 1873. Salmon P. Chase is resting the Spring Grove Cemetery in Cincinnati, Ohio.

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Description: Salmon P. Chase was born on January 13, 1808 in Cornish, New Hampshire. He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1928 and studied law under U. S. Attorney General William Wirt and was admitted to the bar in 1829. In 1930 he moved to Cincinnati, Ohio where he became a prominent and respected member of the bar. Chase was opposed to slavery and defended escaped slaves under the Ohio Fugitive Slave Law on 1793. He became an early member of the Republican Party and was elected Governor of Ohio in 1855, becoming the state’s first Republican Governor. He served as Governor from 1856-1860, and sought the Republican presidential nomination in 1860 but had little support and the nomination went to Abraham Lincoln. Chase supported Lincoln in the general election. Following the election President Lincoln nominated him to become Treasury Secretary. During his time as Treasury Secretary, Chase was instrumental in placing the term “In God We Trust” on our national currency. Chase is also the subject of a trivia question – as his face was depicted on the $10,000 bill from 1928 – 1946. During the Lincoln administration Chase and Lincoln often found themselves at odds and on a number of occasions Chase threatened to resign. Once such resignation came in June 1864 and on this occasion Lincoln accepted Chase’s resignation. But Chase has strong support from others in the Republican Party and when Chief Justice Roger Taney died in October 1864, Lincoln nominated Chase as his replacement and was quickly confirmed by the Senate. Chase’s first act as Chief Justice was to admit John Rock as the first Negro attorney to argue before the Supreme Court. Chase in his capacity as Chief Justice presided over the impeachment trial of President Andrew Johnson in 1868. Salmon P. Chase died in New York City on May 7, 1873. He was originally buried in Oak Hill Cemetery in Washington D. C. He remains were later re-interred in Spring Grove Cemetery in Cincinnati, Ohio. Date of birth: 01/13/1808 Date of death: 05/07/1873 Area of notoriety: Politics Marker Type: Monument Setting: Outdoor Visiting Hours/Restrictions: Daily - 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Fee required?: No Web site: [Web Link]

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