Salmon P. Chase
Political Figure / Jurist
Name at birth: Salmon Portland Chase
Chase was U.S. Secretary of the Treasury for the first three years of Abraham Lincoln's term, after which Lincoln appointed him to be Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. In that role Chase presided over the 1868 impeachment trial of president Andrew Johnson. He also served terms as U.S. senator from Ohio and as governor of the same state. In earlier years Chase was well-known for defending escaped slaves, earning him the nickname "The Attorney General of Fugitive Slaves."
Chase appears with Alexander Hamilton and others in our loop On The Money.
Other Supreme Court chief justices: John Marshall, William Howard Taft and William Rehnquist.
Four Good Links
Salmon P. Chase
This profile of him centers around the impeachment of President Andrew Johnson
Salmon P. Chase
Another excellent biography (from the Netherlands!), in six parts
Secretary Salmon P. Chase
The U.S. Department of the Treasury has biographical background
Salmon P. Chase
One-page bio from an academic at Tulane University
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The guy on the $10,000 bill
