Dudley Chase (December 30, 1771 – February 23, 1846) was a U.S. Senator from Vermont who served from 1813 to 1817 and again from 1825 to 1831. He was born in Cornish, New Hampshire.[1]
Dudley Chase | |
|---|---|
| United States Senator from Vermont | |
| In office March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1831 | |
| Preceded by | William A. Palmer |
| Succeeded by | Samuel Prentiss |
| In office March 4, 1813 – November 3, 1817 | |
| Preceded by | Stephen R. Bradley |
| Succeeded by | James Fisk |
| Chief Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court | |
| In office 1817–1820 | |
| Preceded by | Richard Skinner |
| Succeeded by | Cornelius P. Van Ness |
| Speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives | |
| In office 1808–1813 | |
| Preceded by | Aaron Leland |
| Succeeded by | Daniel Chipman |
| Member of the Vermont House of Representatives from Randolph | |
| In office 1823–1825 | |
| Preceded by | Shubael Converse |
| Succeeded by | Lebbeus Egerton |
| In office 1805–1813 | |
| Preceded by | James Tarbox |
| Succeeded by | James Tarbox |
| State's Attorney of Orange County, Vermont | |
| In office 1803–1812 | |
| Preceded by | Charles Bulkley |
| Succeeded by | Elisha Hotchkiss |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 30, 1771 Cornish, New Hampshire |
| Died | February 23, 1846 (aged 74) Randolph Center, Vermont, US |
| Political party | Democratic-Republican, National Republican |
| Spouse | Olivia Brown (m. 1796) |
| Relations | Philander Chase (brother) Salmon P. Chase (nephew) Dudley Chase Denison (nephew) |
| Education | Dartmouth College |
| Profession | Attorney |
Career
editAfter graduating from Dartmouth College in 1791,[2] he studied law under Lot Hall in Westminster, Vermont.[3] In 1793, he was admitted to the Vermont bar.[4]
Chase lived, farmed, and practiced law in Randolph, Vermont.[5] He was Orange County State's Attorney from 1803 to 1812.[6] He was a member of the Vermont House of Representatives from 1805 to 1812, serving as Speaker from 1808 to 1812.[7] He was elected to the state constitutional conventions in 1814 and 1822.[8]
Chase was elected to the U.S. Senate as a Democratic-Republican in 1812 and served from 1813 to 1817, when he resigned.[9] He was the first ever Chairman of the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary, serving from 1816 to 1817.[10]
After resigning in 1817, he returned to Vermont, where he was chief justice of the Vermont Supreme Court until 1821.[11] He served as a member of the Vermont House of Representatives from 1823 to 1824.[12]
He returned to national politics in 1825 when he was elected as an Anti-Jacksonian to the U.S. Senate, serving until 1831.[13]
Dudley Chase died in Randolph on February 23, 1846.[14]
Family
editDudley Chase was the son of Dudley & Alice (Corbett) Chase, an uncle of Salmon P. Chase[15] (Treasury Secretary, 1861–1864 and Chief Justice of the United States, 1864–1873) and Dudley Chase Denison[16] (a U.S. Representative from Vermont). He was the brother of Philander Chase.[17]
Home
editDudley Chase's Randolph Center home still stands and is a private residence.[18]
Attempts to locate portrait
editChase is one of between 40 and 50 U.S. Senators for whom the Senate historian has no portrait, photograph, or other likeness on file.[19] According to Randolph historian and Chase descendant Harriet M. Chase, no portrait of Dudley Chase was ever painted. Other efforts to locate a likeness of Dudley Chase have also proved unsuccessful.[20]
References
edit- ^ John Lauris Blake, A Biographical Dictionary, 1859, page 271
- ^ Gerald W. McFarland, The "Counterfeit" Man: The True Story of the Boorn-Colvin Murder Case, 1993, page 83
- ^ Hemenway, Abby Maria (1871). The Vermont Historical Gazetteer. Vol. 2. Burlington, VT: A. M. Hemenway. p. 1025.
- ^ William R. Denslow, Harry S. Truman, 10,000 Famous Freemasons, Part One (A to J), 2004, page 201
- ^ Abby Maria Hemenway, The Vermont Historical Gazetteer, Volume 2, 1871, page 1051
- ^ Vermont Historical Society, Annual Meetings Proceedings, 1920, page 92
- ^ Jared Sparks, Francis Bowen, George Partridge Sanger, American Almanac and Repository of Useful Knowledge, Volume 18, 1846, page 331
- ^ George Thomas Chapman, Sketches of the Alumni of Dartmouth College, 1867, page 58
- ^ Zadock Thompson, History of the State of Vermont, 1833, page 245
- ^ William F. Patry, Copyright Law and Practice, Volume 3, 1994, page 2241
- ^ Prentiss Cutler Dodge, Encyclopedia of Vermont Biography, 1912, page 57
- ^ Jacob G. Ullery, Men of Vermont Illustrated, 1894, page 111
- ^ Jacob William Schuckers, The Life and Public Services of Salmon Portland Chase], 1874, page 3
- ^ Niles' National Register, Hon. Dudley Chase Died, March 14, 1846
- ^ John Niven, Salmon P. Chase: A Biography, 1995, page 21
- ^ Hiram Carleton, Genealogical and Family History of the State of Vermont, 1903, page 356
- ^ Philander Chase, Reminiscences of Bishop Chase, 1843, page 588
- ^ Mim Herwig, Randolph Center Notes, Randolph Herald, June 14, 2012
- ^ U.S. Senate Photo Historian, Senators Not Represented in Senate Historical Office Photo Collection, accessed July 7, 2012
- ^ Vermont Bar Association, Annual Meeting Proceedings, 1935, page 90
External resources
edit- United States Congress. "Dudley Chase (id: C000325)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Dartmouth Alumni Bio from 1867