John B. Chase
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John B. Chase (October 7, 1872 - August 31, 1950) was an attorney who served as mayor of Oconto, Wisconsin and as a member of the Wisconsin State Senate.
Biography
[edit]Chase was born on October 7, 1872, in Logansport, Indiana.[1] He attended the University of Pennsylvania.
Career
[edit]Chase, an adherent of progressive Senator Robert M. La Follette, defeated long-term incumbent state senator Timothy Burke in the 1924 Republican primary, and served as a member of the Senate from 1925 to 1928.[2] Additionally, he was District Attorney of Oconto County, Wisconsin, City Attorney of Oconto, Wisconsin, Mayor of Oconto and Chairman of the Oconto County Republican Committee. Chase died in 1950.
References
[edit]- ^ "Chase, John B." Our Campaigns.com. Retrieved 2015-05-10.
- ^ "Chase". Political Graveyard. Retrieved 2015-05-10.
Categories:
- People from Logansport, Indiana
- People from Oconto, Wisconsin
- Republican Party Wisconsin state senators
- Mayors of places in Wisconsin
- District attorneys in Wisconsin
- Wisconsin city attorneys
- University of Pennsylvania alumni
- 1872 births
- 1960 deaths
- 20th-century American lawyers
- 20th-century members of the Wisconsin Legislature
- Wisconsin state senator stubs