Enoch Colby Chase (January 16, 1809 – August 23, 1892) was an American physician, businessman, and Milwaukee County pioneer. He served three years in the Wisconsin State Senate and five terms in the State Assembly, representing southern Milwaukee County.
Enoch Chase | |
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 Engraving by John Sartain, from History of Milwaukee from its first settlement to the year 1895 (1895) | |
| Member of the Wisconsin Senate from the 6th district | |
| In office January 2, 1882 – January 5, 1885 | |
| Preceded by | George Howard Paul |
| Succeeded by | Julius Wechselberg |
| Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly | |
| In office January 3, 1870 – January 2, 1871 | |
| Preceded by | Henry Roethe |
| Succeeded by | Valentin Knœll |
| Constituency | Milwaukee 9th district |
| In office January 3, 1853 – January 2, 1854 | |
| Preceded by | William Beck |
| Succeeded by | Peter Lavies |
| Constituency | Milwaukee 7th district |
| In office January 1, 1849 – January 5, 1852 | |
| Preceded by | Horace Chase |
| Succeeded by | Edward Hasse |
| Constituency | Milwaukee 6th district |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 16, 1809 Derby, Vermont, U.S. |
| Died | August 23, 1892 (aged 83) Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Resting place | Forest Home Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
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| Relatives | Horace Chase (brother) |
| Alma mater | Bowdoin College Dartmouth College |
Early life
editChase was born in Derby, Vermont,[1] and attended the school of medicine at Bowdoin College before graduating from Dartmouth College as a Doctor of Medicine in 1831. After living for a time in Coldwater, Michigan, and Chicago, Illinois, he moved to Wisconsin in 1835, settling in Milwaukee County, as a farmer and a manufacturer of brick and glassware.[2]
Political career
editChase served in various political positions in Wisconsin. He was a member of the Assembly three times, in 1852 and 1853 as a Whig and in 1870 as a Democrat.[3] During his first term he was the Whig candidate for Speaker of the House but was defeated by Moses M. Strong. He represented the southern half of Milwaukee County in the Wisconsin State Senate from 1882 through 1884. Chase, originally a Whig, ran as an independent in 1853 against Democrat Francis Ward and later was himself elected as a Democrat. Chase died in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on August 23, 1892.[4]
Personal life and family
editHorace Chase, the 14th mayor of Milwaukee, was a younger brother of Enoch Chase.
Enoch Chase married twice and had at least 11 children, though four died in childhood. His son Lucian served in the 24th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment during the American Civil War, and died of disease after the Battle of Perryville.
Electoral history
editWisconsin Assembly (1851)
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| General Election, November 4, 1851 | |||||
| Democratic | Edward Hasse | 198 | 40.99% | ||
| Free Soil | Morgan L. Burdick | 151 | 31.27% | ||
| Whig | Enoch Chase (incumbent) | 134 | 27.74% | ||
| Total votes | 483 | 100.0% | |||
| Democratic gain from Whig | |||||
Wisconsin Assembly (1852)
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| General Election, November 2, 1852 | |||||
| Whig | Enoch Chase | 243 | 44.75% | ||
| Democratic | Francis Ward | 215 | 39.59% | ||
| Free Soil | Mr. Johnson | 85 | 15.65% | ||
| Total votes | 543 | 100.0% | |||
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Wisconsin Assembly (1869)
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| General Election, November 2, 1869 | |||||
| Democratic | Enoch Chase | 742 | 62.04% | ||
| Republican | Andrew Douglas | 454 | 37.96% | ||
| Total votes | 1,196 | 100.0% | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||
Wisconsin Senate (1881)
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| General Election, November 8, 1881 | |||||
| Democratic | Enoch Chase | 2,495 | 53.30% | ||
| Republican | Peter Barth | 2,092 | 44.69% | ||
| Greenback | Newell Daniels | 94 | 2.01% | ||
| Total votes | 4,681 | 100.0% | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||
References
edit- ^ "Chase, Enoch 1809 - 1892". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2011-12-11.
- ^ Frank, Louis Frederick (1915). The Medical History of Milwaukee: 1834-1914. Germania Publishing Company. p. xx. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
- ^ Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin (1893). Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin. Historical Society of Wisconsin. p. 23. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
enoch chase born derby vermont.
- ^ Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin (1893). Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin. Historical Society of Wisconsin. p. 23. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
enoch chase born derby vermont.
- ^ "Official Returns from Milwaukee Co". Daily Free Democrat. November 14, 1851. p. 2. Retrieved August 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Election Returns". The Weekly Wisconsin. November 10, 1852. p. 2. Retrieved August 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wisconsin State Government and State Institutions" (PDF). The Legislative Manual of the State of Wisconsin (Report). State of Wisconsin. 1870. p. 367. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
- ^ Heg, J. E., ed. (1882). "Biographical Sketches" (PDF). The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin (Report). State of Wisconsin. p. 530. Retrieved August 18, 2021.