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Chase, Samuel
1741 - Born on the 17th of April.
1743 - The family moved to Baltimore where his father took up a new pulpit.
- He was educated at home until he was eighteen when he left for Annapolis to read law.
1761 - He was admitted to the bar and started a law practice in Annapolis.
1775-1778 - Chase represented Maryland at the Continental Congress, and was re-elected.
1786 - Chase moved to Baltimore, which remained his home for the rest of his life.
1796 - President George Washington appointed Chase as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.
1804 - Chase was served with 6 articles of impeachment by the House of Representatives, explicitly over Chase's handling of the trial of John Fries.
1805 - The Senate voted to acquit Chase of all charges on the 1st of March and as a result he remained in office.
1811 - Died on the 19th of June.
1743 - The family moved to Baltimore where his father took up a new pulpit.
- He was educated at home until he was eighteen when he left for Annapolis to read law.
1761 - He was admitted to the bar and started a law practice in Annapolis.
1775-1778 - Chase represented Maryland at the Continental Congress, and was re-elected.
1786 - Chase moved to Baltimore, which remained his home for the rest of his life.
1796 - President George Washington appointed Chase as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.
1804 - Chase was served with 6 articles of impeachment by the House of Representatives, explicitly over Chase's handling of the trial of John Fries.
1805 - The Senate voted to acquit Chase of all charges on the 1st of March and as a result he remained in office.
1811 - Died on the 19th of June.
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