Chase was born in Vermont, on Christmas Day of 1810 and lived near Derby, Vermont. One of Milwaukee's pioneers, he first arrived in Milwaukee in December 1834, left for Chicago, and returned to settle in Milwaukee in March 1835. Later in that year, Chase was the clerk of the first election in ever held in Milwaukee. He was an alderman, county supervisor, served in the first Wisconsin Constitutional Convention of 1846, and served as mayor of Milwaukee in 1862. He also served in the first Wisconsin State Assembly in 1848.[1][2][3]
Chase died on September 1, 1886, at his home in Milwaukee, after an illness of several months. His body was interred at Milwaukee's historic Forest Home Cemetery.[4] Near the time of his death, he was referred to as the oldest remaining settler of Milwaukee.[5]
horace, chase, horace, chase, december, 1810, september, 1886, american, democratic, politician, milwaukee, county, pioneer, 14th, mayor, milwaukee, wisconsin, 1862, represented, southern, milwaukee, county, wisconsin, state, assembly, during, wisconsin, legis. Horace B Chase December 25 1810 September 1 1886 was an American Democratic politician and Milwaukee County pioneer He was the 14th mayor of Milwaukee Wisconsin 1862 and represented southern Milwaukee County in the Wisconsin State Assembly during the 1st Wisconsin Legislature 1848 Horace ChaseFrom History of Milwaukee from its first settlement to the year 1895 1895 14th Mayor of Milwaukee WisconsinIn office April 1862 April 1863Preceded byJames S BrownSucceeded byEdward O NeillMember of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the Milwaukee 6th districtIn office June 5 1848 January 1 1849Preceded byPosition establishedSucceeded byEnoch ChasePersonal detailsBorn 1810 12 25 December 25 1810Derby Vermont U S DiedSeptember 1 1886 1886 09 01 aged 75 Milwaukee Wisconsin U S Resting placeForest Home Cemetery Milwaukee WisconsinPolitical partyDemocraticSpousesSarah Ann Gray m 1837 died 1852 wbr Mary H Davis m 1858 died 1882 wbr ChildrenFrances Chase b 1846 died 1846 RelativesEnoch Chase brother Biography EditChase was born in Vermont on Christmas Day of 1810 and lived near Derby Vermont One of Milwaukee s pioneers he first arrived in Milwaukee in December 1834 left for Chicago and returned to settle in Milwaukee in March 1835 Later in that year Chase was the clerk of the first election in ever held in Milwaukee He was an alderman county supervisor served in the first Wisconsin Constitutional Convention of 1846 and served as mayor of Milwaukee in 1862 He also served in the first Wisconsin State Assembly in 1848 1 2 3 Chase died on September 1 1886 at his home in Milwaukee after an illness of several months His body was interred at Milwaukee s historic Forest Home Cemetery 4 Near the time of his death he was referred to as the oldest remaining settler of Milwaukee 5 References Edit Mayors of Milwaukee Forest Home Cemetery Archived 2010 03 15 at the Wayback Machine Members of the Wisconsin Legislature Archived 2006 12 09 at the Wayback Machine Ex Mayor Horace Chase The Weekly Wisconsin September 4 1886 p 5 Retrieved August 20 2021 via Newspapers com Horace Chase Dying Wisconsin State Journal August 25 1886 p 1 Retrieved August 20 2021 via Newspapers com External links Edit Tales of Fifty Years Ago Sept 19 1885 Milwaukee Journal Horace Chase at Find a GraveWisconsin State AssemblyNew state government Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the Milwaukee 6th district1848 Succeeded byEnoch ChasePolitical officesPreceded byJames S Brown Mayor of Milwaukee Wisconsin1862 Succeeded byEdward O Neill This article about a mayor in Wisconsin is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Horace Chase amp oldid 1103755862, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
