Dudley Chase

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American judge and senator (1771-1846)

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::summary American judge and senator (1771-1846) ::

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FieldValue
nameDudley Chase
jr/srUnited States Senator
stateVermont
term_start1March 4, 1825
term_end1March 3, 1831
predecessor1William A. Palmer
successor1Samuel Prentiss
term_start2March 4, 1813
term_end2November 3, 1817
predecessor2Stephen R. Bradley
successor2James Fisk
office3Chief Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court
term_start31817
term_end31820
predecessor3Richard Skinner
successor3Cornelius P. Van Ness
office4Speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives
term_start41808
term_end41813
predecessor4Aaron Leland
successor4Daniel Chipman
office5Member of the Vermont House of Representatives from Randolph
term_start51823
term_end51825
predecessor5Shubael Converse
successor5Lebbeus Egerton
term_start61805
term_end61813
predecessor6James Tarbox
successor6James Tarbox
office7State's Attorney of Orange County, Vermont
term_start71803
term_end71812
predecessor7Charles Bulkley
successor7Elisha Hotchkiss
birth_date
birth_placeCornish, New Hampshire
death_date
death_placeRandolph Center, Vermont, US
partyDemocratic-Republican,
National Republican
educationDartmouth College
spouseOlivia Brown (m. 1796)
relationsPhilander Chase (brother)
Salmon P. Chase (nephew)
Dudley Chase Denison (nephew)
professionAttorney
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Career

After graduating from Dartmouth College in 1791, he studied law under Lot Hall in Westminster, Vermont. In 1793, he was admitted to the Vermont bar.

Chase lived, farmed, and practiced law in Randolph, Vermont. He was Orange County State's Attorney from 1803 to 1812. He was a member of the Vermont House of Representatives from 1805 to 1812, serving as Speaker from 1808 to 1812. He was elected to the state constitutional conventions in 1814 and 1822.

Chase was elected to the U.S. Senate as a Democratic-Republican in 1812 and served from 1813 to 1817, when he resigned. He was the first ever Chairman of the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary, serving from 1816 to 1817.

After resigning in 1817, he returned to Vermont, where he was chief justice of the Vermont Supreme Court until 1821. He served as a member of the Vermont House of Representatives from 1823 to 1824.

He returned to national politics in 1825 when he was elected as an Anti-Jacksonian to the U.S. Senate, serving until 1831.

Dudley Chase died in Randolph on February 23, 1846.

Family

Dudley Chase was the son of Dudley & Alice (Corbett) Chase, an uncle of Salmon P. Chase (Treasury Secretary, 1861–1864 and Chief Justice of the United States, 1864–1873) and Dudley Chase Denison (a U.S. Representative from Vermont). He was the brother of Philander Chase.

Home

Dudley Chase's Randolph Center home still stands and is a private residence.

Attempts to locate portrait

Chase is one of between 40 and 50 U.S. Senators for whom the Senate historian has no portrait, photograph, or other likeness on file. 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.

References

External resources

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References

  1. [https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_jWo7AQAAIAAJ/page/n274 John Lauris Blake], A Biographical Dictionary, 1859, page 271
  2. [https://books.google.com/books?id=Ncfc202K3OYC&pg=PA83 Gerald W. McFarland], The "Counterfeit" Man: The True Story of the Boorn-Colvin Murder Case, 1993, page 83
  3. Hemenway, Abby Maria. (1871). "The Vermont Historical Gazetteer". A. M. Hemenway.
  4. [https://books.google.com/books?id=ZvBjhJr9Ev0C&pg=PA201 William R. Denslow, Harry S. Truman], 10,000 Famous Freemasons, Part One (A to J), 2004, page 201
  5. [https://books.google.com/books?id=eJUbAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA1051 Abby Maria Hemenway], The Vermont Historical Gazetteer, Volume 2, 1871, page 1051
  6. [https://books.google.com/books?id=ACw7AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA104 Vermont Historical Society], Annual Meetings Proceedings, 1920, page 92
  7. [https://books.google.com/books?id=yLA0AAAAMAAJ&pg=PA331 Jared Sparks, Francis Bowen, George Partridge Sanger], American Almanac and Repository of Useful Knowledge, Volume 18, 1846, page 331
  8. [https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_sju7AAAAIAAJ/page/n60 George Thomas Chapman], Sketches of the Alumni of Dartmouth College, 1867, page 58
  9. [https://books.google.com/books?id=hZcyAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA245 Zadock Thompson], History of the State of Vermont, 1833, page 245
  10. [https://books.google.com/books?id=c-D3nXk5NPsC&pg=PA2241 William F. Patry], Copyright Law and Practice, Volume 3, 1994, page 2241
  11. [https://books.google.com/books?id=tt2_3hTQxFMC&pg=PA57 Prentiss Cutler Dodge], Encyclopedia of Vermont Biography, 1912, page 57
  12. [https://books.google.com/books?id=_L0MAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA111 Jacob G. Ullery], Men of Vermont Illustrated, 1894, page 111
  13. [https://archive.org/details/lifeandpublicse01schugoog/page/n27 Jacob William Schuckers], The Life and Public Services of Salmon Portland Chase], 1874, page 3
  14. [https://books.google.com/books?id=6hIbAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA32 Niles' National Register], Hon. Dudley Chase Died, March 14, 1846
  15. [https://books.google.com/books?id=WWGl8tEq6JcC&pg=PA21 John Niven], Salmon P. Chase: A Biography, 1995, page 21
  16. [https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_3wjt3eoLPF4C/page/n445 Hiram Carleton], Genealogical and Family History of the State of Vermont, 1903, page 356
  17. [https://books.google.com/books?id=V7LVAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA588 Philander Chase], Reminiscences of Bishop Chase, 1843, page 588
  18. [http://www.ourherald.com/news/2012-06-14/Communities/Randolph_Center.html Mim Herwig], Randolph Center Notes, Randolph Herald, June 14, 2012
  19. [https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/generic/Missing_Images.htm U.S. Senate Photo Historian], Senators Not Represented in Senate Historical Office Photo Collection, accessed July 7, 2012
  20. [https://books.google.com/books?id=rOA8AAAAIAAJ&q=dudley+chase Vermont Bar Association], Annual Meeting Proceedings, 1935, page 90

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