Description: Broadside for the candidacy of Salmon P. Chase for President and Jefferson Davis as Vice-President. In 1855, Chase successfully ran for governor of Ohio as a Republican. Slavery was the dominant issue of the campaign, and as governor, Chase continued to focus on the issue of slavery, but also supported a number of other ideas that were of interest to many Ohioans of this era. He supported reform of the state militia, improved property rights for women, and changes in public education. . Chase was reelected as governor in 1857, but his second term was much less productive as Democrats gained control of the state legislature. Chase also sought the Republican nomination for the presidency in 1856 and 1860, but he was unsuccessful. The principal reason for these losses was Chase's radical abolitionist position. In the meantime, Republicans regained control of the Ohio legislature in 1859 and chose to send Chase back to the U.S. Senate in 1860. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: VFM5419_Chase
Subjects: Chase, Salmon P. (Salmon Portland), 1808-1873; Presidential campaigns; Governors--Ohio; Ohio History--State and Local Government;
Places: Ohio
 

Description: Photograph of Salmon P. Chase, ca. 1865 - 1870. He served two, two year terms as Ohio Governor from 1856-1860. Abraham Lincoln appointed Chase Secretary of the Treasury in 1860 and Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court in 1864. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00564
Subjects: Chase, Salmon P. (Salmon Portland), 1808-1873; Governors--Ohio; Abolitionists -- Ohio; Lawyers--Ohio; Ohio History--State and Local Government
Places: New York (New York)
 

Description: Salmon Portland Chase was a prominent attorney and politician during the nineteenth century. He was born on January 13, 1808, in Cornish, New Hampshire. In 1829, he passed the bar exam and moved to Cincinnati, Ohio, to establish his own law practice. An ardent abolitionist, Chase represented many fugitive slaves trying to win their freedom. He held many political offices, including United States Senator, Governor of Ohio, Secretary of the Treasury, and Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court. Chase died in New York City on May 7, 1873. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04218
Subjects: Chase, Salmon P. (Salmon Portland), 1808-1873; Governors--Ohio; Abolitionists -- Ohio; Lawyers--Ohio; Ohio History--State and Local Government
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Salmon Portland Chase was a prominent attorney and politician during the nineteenth century. He was born on January 13, 1808, in Cornish, New Hampshire. In 1829, he passed the bar exam and moved to Cincinnati, Ohio, to establish his own law practice. An ardent abolitionist, Chase represented many fugitive slaves trying to win their freedom. He held many political offices, including United States Senator, Governor of Ohio, Secretary of the Treasury, and Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court. Chase died in New York City on May 7, 1873. This illustration appears in "Historical Collections of Ohio," published by Henry Howe in 1907. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04219
Subjects: Chase, Salmon P. (Salmon Portland), 1808-1873; Governors--Ohio; Abolitionists -- Ohio; Lawyers--Ohio; Ohio History--State and Local Government
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Engraved portrait of Salmon P. Chase created from a painting by F. B. Carpenter. He was elected governor of Ohio in 1855. He lectured on abolition, assisted in the establishment of the Free-Soil Party and served as Lincoln's secretary of the treasury. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL02841
Subjects: Chase, Salmon P. (Salmon Portland), 1808-1873; Governors--Ohio; Abolitionists -- Ohio; Lawyers--Ohio; Ohio History--State and Local Government
Places: Ohio