Summary
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, (1862) and represented southern Milwaukee County in the Wisconsin State Assembly during the 1st Wisconsin Legislature (1848).
Horace Chase | |
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 From History of Milwaukee from its first settlement to the year 1895 (1895) | |
| 14th Mayor of Milwaukee, Wisconsin | |
| In office April 1862 – April 1863 | |
| Preceded by | James S. Brown |
| Succeeded by | Edward O'Neill |
| Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the Milwaukee 6th district | |
| In office June 5, 1848 – January 1, 1849 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Enoch Chase |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 25, 1810 Derby, Vermont, U.S. |
| Died | September 1, 1886 (aged 75) Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Resting place | Forest Home Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| Political party | Democratic |
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| Relatives | Enoch Chase (brother) |
Biography edit
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.[1][2][3]
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.[4] Near the time of his death, he was referred to as the oldest remaining settler of Milwaukee.[5]
References edit
- ^ Mayors of Milwaukee
- ^ Forest Home Cemetery Archived 2010-03-15 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Members of the Wisconsin Legislature Archived 2006-12-09 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Ex-Mayor Horace Chase". The Weekly Wisconsin. September 4, 1886. p. 5. Retrieved August 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Horace Chase Dying". Wisconsin State Journal. August 25, 1886. p. 1. Retrieved August 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
External links edit
- "Tales of Fifty Years Ago". (Sept. 19, 1885). Milwaukee Journal.
- Horace Chase at Find a Grave