Salmon Portland Chase (Noun)
Meaning
United States politician and jurist who served as chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1808-1873).
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- Salmon Portland Chase served as the governor of Ohio, United States Senator, and secretary of the treasury before becoming chief justice.
- Salmon Portland Chase was a prominent figure in the Free Soil Party before joining the newly formed Republican Party.
- Salmon Portland Chase implemented several financial reforms during his tenure as secretary of the treasury.
- The Supreme Court under Salmon Portland Chase issued a landmark ruling in the case of Hepburn v. Griswold in 1870.
- Salmon Portland Chase initially opposed President Andrew Johnson's impeachment, but eventually changed his position.