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Samuel Chase
Founding Father of the United States (1741–1811)
For other uses, see Samuel Chase (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with Salmon P. Chase.
Samuel Chase | |
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Portrait by John Wesley Jarvis in the National Portrait Gallery collection, 1811 | |
| In office February 4, 1796 – June 19, 1811 | |
| Nominated by | George Washington |
| Preceded by | John Blair |
| Succeeded by | Gabriel Duvall |
| Born | (1741-04-17)April 17, 1741 Somerset County, Maryland, British America |
| Died | June 19, 1811(1811-06-19) (aged 70) Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
| Political party | Federalist |
| Spouses | Anne Baldwin (m. 1762; died 1776)Hannah Kilty (m. 1784) |
| Children | 9 |
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| Nickname(s) | Old Bacon Face Demosthenes of Maryland[1] |
Samuel Chase (April 17, 1741 – June 19, 1811) was a Founding Father of the United States, signer of the Continental Asso