Person:Samuel Chase (9)
Samuel Chase
b.17 Apr 1741 Somerset, Maryland, United States
d.19 Jun 1811 Baltimore (independent city), Maryland, United States
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  • F.  Thomas Chase (add)
  • M.  Matilda Walker (add)
  1. Samuel Chase1741 - 1811
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  • H.  Samuel Chase1741 - 1811
  • W.  Ann Baldwin (add)
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Name Samuel Chase
Gender Male
Birth[1] 17 Apr 1741 Somerset, Maryland, United States
Marriage to Ann Baldwin (add)
Death[1] 19 Jun 1811 Baltimore (independent city), Maryland, United States
Burial[2] Old Saint Paul's Cemetery, Baltimore (independent city), Maryland, United States
Reference Number? Q285521?


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Samuel Chase (April 17, 1741 – June 19, 1811) was a Founding Father of the United States, a signatory to the Continental Association and United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of Maryland, and an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court. He was impeached by the House of Representatives on grounds of letting his partisan leanings affect his court decisions but was acquitted by the Senate and remained in office.

Born near Princess Anne, Maryland, Chase established a legal practice in Annapolis, Maryland. He served in the Maryland General Assembly for several years and favored independence during the American Revolution. He won election to the Continental Congress before serving on the Baltimore District Criminal Court and the Maryland General Court. In 1796, President George Washington appointed Chase to the United States Supreme Court.

After the 1800 elections, President Thomas Jefferson and the Democratic-Republicans sought to weaken Federalist influence on the federal courts. Chase's actions on the court had been accused of demonstrating bias, and Jefferson believed that Chase should be removed from office, a process that required a vote in both the Senate and the House of Representatives. The House passed eight articles of impeachment, all centering on Chase's alleged political bias. The Senate voted to acquit Chase on all counts, and Chase served on the Supreme Court until his death in 1811. Some historians have argued that Chase's acquittal set an important precedent regarding the independence of the federal judiciary.

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References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Samuel Chase, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.
  2. ↑ Samuel Chase, in Find A Grave.
Signers of U.S. Declaration of Independence
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