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Simeon B. Chase

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Simeon B. Chase
2nd Chairman of the Prohibition Party
In office
1872–1876
Preceded byJohn Russell
Succeeded byJames Black
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
In office
1857–1861
Personal details
Born
Simeon Brewster Chase

(1828-04-18)April 18, 1828
Gibson, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedJanuary 9, 1909(1909-01-09) (aged 80)
Hallstead, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political partyProhibition (1869–1909)
Other political
affiliations
Republican (1856–1869)
Democratic Party (before 1856)
Spouse
(m. 1851; died 1902)
Children4
Parents
  • Amasa Chase (father)
  • Sarah Guile (mother)
EducationHamilton College

Simeon Brewster Chase (April 18, 1828 – January 9, 1909) was an American politician who served in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives and was active in the Prohibition Party.[1]

Life

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Simeon Brewster Chase was born on April 18, 1828, to Amasa Chase and Sarah Guile in Gibson, Pennsylvania. In 1851, he graduated from Hamilton College with a law degree and later married Fanny DuBois. In 1851, he and Ezra Chase, who later served as the Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, purchase the Montrose Democrat and served as an editor for the paper until he left the Democratic Party in 1856 to join the Republican.[2][3]

In 1856, he served as the chairman of the Susquehanna County Republican Convention and later served in the state House of Representatives from 1857 to 1861. In 1869, he served as one of the founding members of the Prohibition Party and served as the president of the party's first national convention in 1872.[4]

In 1872, he received the Prohibition gubernatorial nomination, ran for Pennsylvania Supreme Court in 1878, and ran for the House of Representatives in 1878, 1886, 1888, and 1892.

Chase died on January 9, 1909.

Electoral history

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Simeon B. Chase electoral history
1872 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican John F. Hartranft 353,287 52.55% +2.15%
Democratic Charles R. Buckalew 317,700 47.26% −2.34%
Prohibition Simeon B. Chase 1,250 0.19% +0.19%
Independent Winthrop W. Ketchum (write-in) 1 0.00% +0.00%
Total votes '672,238' '100.00%'
1878 Pennsylvania Fifteenth Congressional district election[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Edward Overton Jr. (incumbent) 13,160 49.21% −3.93%
Greenback DeWitt C. DeWitt 9,320 34.85% +34.85%
Democratic William H. Dimmick 3,783 14.15% −32.71%
Prohibition Simeon B. Chase 482 1.80% +1.80%
Total votes '26,745' '100.00%'
1884 Pennsylvania Tenth Congressional district election[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic William Henry Sowden (incumbent) 21,370 96.83% +37.66%
Prohibition Simeon B. Chase 699 3.17% +3.17%
Total votes '22,069' '100.00%'

References

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  1. ^ "SIMEON BREWSTER CHASE".
  2. ^ "Montrose Democrat". The Baltimore Sun. February 18, 1909. p. 4. Archived from the original on March 27, 2020. Retrieved March 27, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Helped Form Political Parties". Tunkhannock New Age. January 21, 1909. p. 4. Archived from the original on March 27, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "S. B. Chase". The Baltimore Sun. January 16, 1909. p. 7. Archived from the original on March 27, 2020. Retrieved March 27, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "PA Governor 1872". August 24, 2015.
  6. ^ "PA - District 15 1878". January 9, 2009.
  7. ^ "PA - District 10 1884". February 22, 2009.
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