Enoch Chase
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Enoch Chase | |
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 Engraving by John Sartain, from History of Milwaukee from its first settlement to the year 1895 (1895) | |
| Member of the Wisconsin Senate from the 6th district | |
| In office January 2, 1882 – January 5, 1885 | |
| Preceded by | George Howard Paul |
| Succeeded by | Julius Wechselberg |
| Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly | |
| In office January 3, 1870 – January 2, 1871 | |
| Preceded by | Henry Roethe |
| Succeeded by | Valentin Knœll |
| Constituency | Milwaukee 9th district |
| In office January 3, 1853 – January 2, 1854 | |
| Preceded by | William Beck |
| Succeeded by | Peter Lavies |
| Constituency | Milwaukee 7th district |
| In office January 1, 1849 – January 5, 1852 | |
| Preceded by | Horace Chase |
| Succeeded by | Edward Hasse |
| Constituency | Milwaukee 6th district |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 16, 1809 Derby, Vermont, U.S. |
| Died | August 23, 1892 (aged 83) |
| Resting place | Forest Home Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
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| Relatives | Horace Chase (brother) |
| Alma mater | Bowdoin College Dartmouth College |
Enoch Colby Chase (January 16, 1809 – August 23, 1892) was an American physician, businessman, and Milwaukee County pioneer. He served three years in the Wisconsin State Senate and five terms in the State Assembly, representing southern Milwaukee County.
Chase was born in Derby, Vermont,[1] and attended the school of medicine at Bowdoin College before graduating from Dartmouth College as a Doctor of Medicine in 1831. After living for a time in Coldwater, Michigan, and Chicago, Illinois, he moved to Wisconsin in 1835, settling in Milwaukee County, as a farmer and a manufacturer of brick and glassware.[2]
Political career
Chase served in various political positions in Wisconsin. He was a member of the Assembly three times, in 1852 and 1853 as a Whig and in 1870 as a Democrat.[3] During his first term he was the Whig candidate for Speaker of the House but was defeated by Moses M. Strong. He represented the southern half of Milwaukee County in the Wisconsin State Senate from 1882 through 1884. Chase, originally a Whig, ran as an independent in 1853 against Democrat Francis Ward and later was himself elected as a Democrat. Chase died in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on August 23, 1892.[4]
Personal life and family
Horace Chase, the 14th mayor of Milwaukee, was a younger brother of Enoch Chase.
Enoch Chase married twice and had at least 11 children, though four died in childhood. His son Lucian served in the 24th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment during the American Civil War, and died of disease after the Battle of Perryville.
