Samuel Chase
Samuel Chase (April 17, 1741 – June 19, 1811), was an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court and earlier was a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of Maryland.
Samuel Chase | |
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| Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States | |
| In office January 27, 1796 – June 19, 1811 | |
| Nominated by | George Washington |
| Preceded by | John Blair |
| Succeeded by | Gabriel Duvall |
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| Born | April 17, 1741 Somerset County, Maryland, British America |
| Died | June 19, 1811 (aged 70) Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
| Political party | Federalist |
| Spouse(s) | Ann Baldwin Hannah Kilty |
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| Nickname(s) | Old Bacon Face, the Demosthenes of Maryland [1] |
References
- Scharf, John Thomas (1879). History of Maryland: 1765-1812. Hatboro, Pa., Tradition Press. p. 179.
Signers of the Declaration of Independence | ||
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J. Adams • S. Adams • Bartlett • Braxton • Carroll • Chase • Clark • Clymer • Ellery • Floyd • Franklin • Gerry • Gwinnett • Hall • Hancock • Harrison • Hart • Hewes • Heyward • Hooper • Hopkins • Hopkinson • Huntington • Jefferson • F. Lee • R. Lee • Lewis • Livingston • Lynch • McKean • Middleton • L. Morris • R. Morris • Morton • Nelson • Paca • Paine • Penn • Read • Rodney • Ross • Rush • Rutledge • Sherman • Smith • Stockton • Stone • Taylor • Thornton • Walton • Whipple • Williams • Wilson • Witherspoon • Wolcott • Wythe |  | |
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