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Simeon B. Chase
Simeon B. Chase
2nd Chairman of the Prohibition Party
	In office; 1872–1876
Preceded by	John Russell
Succeeded by	James Black
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
	In office; 1857–1861
Personal details
Born	Simeon Brewster Chase; April 18, 1828; Gibson, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	January 9, 1909 (aged 80); Hallstead, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political party	Prohibition (1869–1909)
Other political; affiliations	Republican (1856–1869) ; Democratic Party (before 1856)
Spouse	Fanny DuBois (m. 1851; died 1902)
Children	4
Parents	Amasa Chase (father); Sarah Guile (mother);
Education	Hamilton College

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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

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

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

^ "SIMEON BREWSTER CHASE".
^ "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.
^ "Helped Form Political Parties". Tunkhannock New Age. January 21, 1909. p. 4. Archived from the original on March 27, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "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.
^ "PA Governor 1872". August 24, 2015.
^ "PA - District 15 1878". January 9, 2009.
^ "PA - District 10 1884". February 22, 2009.

External links

Simeon B. Chase at Find a Grave

[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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-'''Simeon Brewster Chase''' (April 18, 1828 – January 9, 1909) was an American politician who served as the [[President pro tempore|Speaker pro tempore]] of the [[Pennsylvania House of Representatives]] and was active in the [[Prohibition Party]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/BiosHistory/MemBio.cfm?ID=8183&body=H |title=SIMEON BREWSTER CHASE}}</ref>
+'''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]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/BiosHistory/MemBio.cfm?ID=8183&body=H |title=SIMEON BREWSTER CHASE}}</ref>
 ==Life==
-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 [[List of Speakers of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives|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 (United States)|Democratic Party]] in 1856 to join the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/47439969/the-montrose-democrat/ |title=Montrose Democrat |date=February 18, 1909 |work=The Baltimore Sun |url-status=live |archive-url=http://archive.today/gNvCA |archive-date=March 27, 2020 |page=4 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/47439742/tunkhannock-new-age/ |title=Helped Form Political Parties |date=January 21, 1909 |work=Tunkhannock New Age |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200327122434/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/47439742/tunkhannock-new-age/ |archive-date=March 27, 2020 |page=4 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
+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 Chase|Fanny DuBois]]. In 1851, he and Ezra Chase, who later served as the [[List of Speakers of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives|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 (United States)|Democratic Party]] in 1856 to join the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/47439969/the-montrose-democrat/ |title=Montrose Democrat |date=February 18, 1909 |work=The Baltimore Sun |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200327123212/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/47439969/the-montrose-democrat/ |archive-date=March 27, 2020 |page=4 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |access-date=March 27, 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/47439742/tunkhannock-new-age/ |title=Helped Form Political Parties |date=January 21, 1909 |work=Tunkhannock New Age |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200327122434/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/47439742/tunkhannock-new-age/ |archive-date=March 27, 2020 |page=4 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
-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 [[1872 Prohibition National Convention|first national convention]] in 1872.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/47439751/the-baltimore-sun/ |title=S. B. Chase |date=January 16, 1909 |work=The Baltimore Sun |url-status=live |archive-url=http://archive.today/vghYF |archive-date=March 27, 2020 |page=7 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
+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 [[1872 Prohibition National Convention|first national convention]] in 1872.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/47439751/the-baltimore-sun/ |title=S. B. Chase |date=January 16, 1909 |work=The Baltimore Sun |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200327123020/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/47439751/the-baltimore-sun/ |archive-date=March 27, 2020 |page=7 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |access-date=March 27, 2020 }}</ref>
 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.
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 [[Category:Pennsylvania Prohibitionists]]
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v t e Prohibition Party
Chairpersons	1869–1872: John Russell 1872–1876: Simeon B. Chase 1876–1880: James Black 1880–1884: Gideon T. Stewart 1884–1887: John B. Finch 1887–1899: Samuel Dickie 1900–1905: Oliver W. Stewart 1905–1908: Charles R. Jones 1908–1924: Virgil G. Hinshaw 1924–1925: B.E.P. Prugh 1925–1932: D. Leigh Colvin 1932–1947: Edward E. Blake 1947–1950: Virgil C. Finnell 1950–1953: Gerald Overholt 1953–1955: Lowell H. Coate 1955–1971: E. Harold Munn 1971–1979: Charles Wesley Ewing 1979–2003: Earl Dodge 2003–2005: Don Webb 2005–2009: Gene Amondson 2009–2013: Toby Davis 2013–2014: Gregory Seltzer 2014–2019: Rick Knox 2019–2020: Randy McNutt 2020–2023: Phil Collins 2023–Present: Zack Kusnir
Presidential tickets	1872: Black / Russell 1876: Smith / Stewart 1880: Dow / Thompson 1884 St. John / Daniel 1888: Fisk / Brooks 1892: Bidwell / Cranfill 1896: Levering / Johnson - Bentley / Southgate 1900: Woolley / Metcalf 1904: Swallow / Carroll 1908/1912: Chafin / A. Watkins 1916: Hanley / Landrith 1920: A. Watkins / Colvin 1924:Faris / Brehm 1928: Varney / Edgerton 1932: Upshaw / Regan 1936: Colvin / Watson 1940: Babson / Moorman 1944: Watson / Johnson 1948: Watson / Learn 1952: Hamblen / Holtwick 1956: Holtwick / Cooper 1960: Decker / Munn 1964: Munn / Shaw 1968: Munn / Fisher 1972: Munn / Uncapher 1976/1980: Bubar / Dodge 1984: Dodge / Martin 1988/1992: Dodge / Ormsby 1996: Dodge / Bubar Kelly 2000: Dodge / D. Watkins 2004: Amondson / Pletten - Dodge - Lydick 2008: Amondson / Pletten 2012: Fellure / Davis 2016: Hedges / Bayes 2020: Collins / Parker 2024: Wood / Pietrowski
Parties by state and territory	Law Preservation Party (New York)
National Conventions	1872 1876 1880 1884
Related topics	Prohibition in the United States - Anti-Saloon League - Woman's Christian Temperance Union - Alcohol Justice - Temperance movement in the United States