Honorable Salmon Portland Chase

1808 - 1873  (65 years)  Submit Photo / Document

• Name	Salmon Portland Chase
  Title	Honorable
  Born	13 Jan 1808	Cornish, Sullivan, New Hampshire
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1829
  	Lawyer, admitted to the bar 1829.
  		Salmon P Chase Admission to Bar. Certificate admitting Salmon P. Chase to the Bar of the Supreme Court.
  Occupation	1856
  	23rd Governor of Ohio January 14, 1856 - January 9, 1860
  Occupation	4 Mar 1861
  	United States Senator from Ohio March 4, 1861 - March 7, 1861
  Occupation	7 Mar 1861
  	25th Secretary of the Treasury. March 7, 1861 - June 30, 1864.
  		1862 United States $1 bill featuring Salmon Portland Chase. As Secretary of the Treasury Chase established the national banking system and issued the first paper currency.
  		$10 Salmon Portland Chase. 1864 Ten Dollar Compound Interest Treasury Note
  		$10000 Salmon Portland Chase. $10000 bill printed in 1934 featuring Salmon Portland Chase.
  		The first reading of the Emancipation Proclamation. The first reading of the Emancipation Proclamation. Secretary of the Treasury Salmon P. Chase is depicted standing left of President Lincoln.
  		Letter written by Salmon P. Chase to Abraham Lincoln accepting the cabinet post, Secretary of the Treasury. Transcription: Washington, Mar. 6, 1861 My dear Sir, I accept the post which you have tendered me. My distrust of my own judgment in this decision, and of my ability to perform adequately the duties about to devolve on me, is very great; but trusting to your indulgence and humbly invoking Divine favor and guidance, I will give my best endeavor to your service and our country's. With the highest respect, Yours most truly S: P: Chase
  		Letter by Abraham Lincoln to Salmon Chase accepting his Resignation. Transcription: Executive Mansion, Washington, June 30, 1864. My dear Sir. Your resignation of the office of Secretary of the Treasury, sent me yesterday, is accepted. Of all I have said in commendation of your ability and fidelity, I have nothing to unsay; and yet you and I have reached a point of mutual embarrassment in our official relation which it seems can not be overcome, or longer maintained sustained, consistently with the public service. Your Obt. Servt. A. Lincoln
  Occupation	1864
  	6th Chief Justice of the United States December 6, 1864 - May 7, 1873
  		Chief Justice Salmon Chase. Chief Justice Salmon Chase.
  		Abraham Lincoln 2nd Inauguration. Lincoln taking the oath at his second inauguration, March 4, 1865. Lincoln with hand on Bible, Chief Justice Salmon P. Chase administering oath of office. Illustration from Harper's weekly, 1865 March 18, page 161.
  		Grants Inauguration. Justice Chase swears in President Grant. Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, March 15 1873, page one.
  Died	7 May 1873	New York, New York, New York
  		Salmon P. Chase Obituary. Dixon (Illinois) Evening Telegraph, Friday, October 15, 1886 page 3.
  Buried	15 Oct 1873	Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, United States
  		Salmon Portland Chase Spring Grove Cemetery Certificate of Ownership. Salmon Portland Chase Spring Grove Cemetery Certificate of Ownership.
  		Salmon P. Chase's Unmarked Grave. The Indianapolis (Indiana) News, Tueusday, March 10, 1903 page 3.
  		Salmon P Chase Headstone. Salmon P Chase Headstone.
  Biographical Information	6 Aug 1878
  	On this day the U.S. Revenue Cutter Salmon P. Chase was commissioned. It served as a training ship for the United States Revenue Cutter Service which was a forerunner of the U.S. Cost Guard.
  		USRC Salmon P Chase USRC Salmon P Chase
  Siblings	9 siblings
  1. Hannah Ralston Chase,   b. 23 Dec 1794,   d. 27 Jan 1850, Concord, Merrimack, New Hampshire
  2. Alexander Ralston Chase,   b. 17 Apr 1797, Cornish, Sullivan, New Hampshire ,   d. 23 Mar 1847, Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio
  3. Abigail Corbett Chase,   b. 26 Mar 1799, Cornish, Sullivan, New Hampshire ,   d. Abt 1838
  4. Dudley Heber Chase,   b. 14 Sep 1801, Cornish, Sullivan, New Hampshire ,   d. 1820, West Indies
  5. Janette Logan Chase,   b. 8 Nov 1803, Cornish, Sullivan, New Hampshire ,   d. 8 Jun 1856
  6. Alice Jane Chase,   b. 1805, Cornish, Sullivan, New Hampshire ,   d. 1859, Columbus, Franklin, Ohio
  7. Edward Ithamar Chase,   b. 2 Mar 1810, Cornish, Sullivan, New Hampshire ,   d. 1862, Lockport, Niagara, New York
  8. William Frederick Chase,   b. 8 Jun 1813, Cornish, Sullivan, New Hampshire ,   d. Dec 1852, Saint Louis, Saint Louis, Missouri
  9. Helen Maria Chase,   b. 26 Sep 1815, Keene, Cheshire, New Hampshire ,   d. 29 Dec 1864, Toledo, Lucas, Ohio
  Person ID	I23417	Nagel
  Last Modified	17 Mar 2018

  
  

  Father	Ithamar Chase,   b. Sep 1762, Sutton, Worcester, Massachusetts ,   d. 8 Aug 1817, Keene, Cheshire, New Hampshire  (Age ~ 54 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Janette Ralston,   b. Jul 1773, Worcester County, Massachusetts ,   d. 6 Apr 1832, Merrimack County, New Hampshire  (Age ~ 58 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F7630	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Katherine Jane Garniss,   b. 21 Aug 1811,   d. 1 Dec 1835  (Age 24 years)
  Children	+ 1. Catherine Jane Chase,   b. 16 Nov 1835, Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio ,   d. 31 Jul 1899, Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio  (Age 63 years)  [Birth]
  Last Modified	19 Sep 2015
  Family ID	F7632	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Sarah Bella Ludlow,   b. 20 Apr 1820,   d. 13 Jan 1852  (Age 31 years)
  Children	1. Janet Ralston Chase,   b. 19 Sep 1847, Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio ,   d. 19 Nov 1925, Thomasville, Thomas, Georgia  (Age 78 years)  [Birth]   2. Josephine Ludlow Chase,   b. 1849,   d. 28 Jul 1850  (Age 1 years)  [Birth]
  Last Modified	19 Sep 2015
  Family ID	F7633	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 3	Eliza Ann Smith,   b. Nov 1821,   d. 29 Sep 1845, Ohio  (Age ~ 23 years)
  Last Modified	19 Sep 2015
  Family ID	F7631	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 13 Jan 1808 - Cornish, Sullivan, New Hampshire Died - 7 May 1873 - New York, New York, New York Buried - 15 Oct 1873 - Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, United States  = Link to Google Earth
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• Photos » Slide Show		Salmon Portland Chase. Salmon Portland Chase.
  		S P Chase. S P Chase.
  		The Death of Lincoln The Death of Lincoln. Salmon P. Chase is depicted in the center, back.

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show		Janet Ralston Chase Letters. Letters written by Janet Ralston Chase to her father. They were written between 1868 to 1872. They describe her travels and are illustrated with several hand drawn depictions of things like the falls at Minnehaha Minnesota to being trapped in a hail storm.
  		Israel Ludlow Telegram. Israel Ludlow, captain (at the time of this incident he was a lieutenant) in the Fifth Regular U.S. Artillery, was the brother of Salmon P. Chase's second wife, Sarah Bella. This is the telegram that General James Garfield sent to Salmon to notify Chase that Israel had been wounded and captured in the battle of Chickamauga. Ludlow was freed through a prisoner exchange but, never recovered and died from his wounds.
  		Mary Chase About her Husbands Death. Letter written by Mary Eliza (nee Metcalf) Chase written to inform Salmon P. Chase of her husband's (his brother's) death.
  		Salmon P. Chase Ohio Republican state officer ticket. The Belmont Chronicle (Saint Clairsville, Ohio) Thursday, July, 19, 1855 page 2.
  		Salmpon P. Chase war effort. The New York Tribune, Sunday, January 6, 1918 page 8.
  		Salmon P Chase Stories. The Pittsburgh Dispatch, Sunday, October 19, 1890 page 18.
  		Chase-Garfield Letter. St. Louis (Missouri) Post Dispatch, Sunday, August, 16, 1891 page 3.
  		S P Chase War effort. The New North West (Deer Lodge, Montana) Friday, May 20, 1887 page 1.
  		Stories of Kate & Salmon Chase. The Salt Lake Herald, Sunday, October 19, 1890 page 1.
  		S. P. Chase Ohio Republican state officer ticket The Summit County Beacon (Akron Ohio) Wednesday, September 23, 1857 page 2.