CHASE, Salmon P. [1808-1873] -- American politician and jurist, Chief Justice of US Supreme Court
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Chief Justice of US Supreme Court (1864-1873)
US Senator (1849-1855, 1860)
Governor of Ohio (1855-1859)
US Treasury Secretary (1861-1864, Lincoln)
US Senator (1849-1855, 1860)
Governor of Ohio (1855-1859)
US Treasury Secretary (1861-1864, Lincoln)
a/k/a
United States Supreme Court (1864-1873),: Chief JusticeWiki: Salmon P. Chase
Active in defending fugitive slaves;
active in the free-soil movement (1848);
originated the national banking system.
His face is on the $10,000 bill, last printed in 1945 and not in circulation. 
Chronology |
1849-1855 | US Senator |
1855-1859 | Governor of Ohio |
1860 | US Senator |
1861-1864 | US Treasury Secretary |
1863 | Issued the first "greenbacks" |
1864-1873 | Chief Justice of US Supreme Court |
1868/03/30 | Impeachment trial of President Johnson is presided over by Chief Justice Chase. |
