Bronze Portrait of Justice Chase
- Bronze
- Ernest Bruce Haswell
Salmon Portland Chase (Jan. 13, 1808 – May 7, 1873) was born in New Hampshire. In 1849, Chase was elected to the U. S. Senate. In 1855, he became governor of Ohio and was re-elected in 1857. In 1860, he again was elected to the U.S. Senate. Throughout his political career, Chase fought vigorously against slavery. In 1864, President Abraham Lincoln appointed Chase the chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. He died in New York in 1873.
- Subject Matter: Portrait
- Current Location: Floor 1 - Grand Concourse
- Collections: Bronze Portraits, Metalwork, Portraits