SAMUEL CHASE


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Membership on the Supreme Court was not always considered an honorable position. Chase corresponded with President Washington about a possible appointment urging him to keep the correspondence secret.


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Samuel Chase
Samuel Chase
  • Born: April 17, 1741
  • Died: June 19, 1811
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Judge

Samuel Chase was an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court and a signatory to the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of Maryland. He was impeached by the House of Representatives on grounds of letting his partisan leanings affect his court decisions but was acquitted by the Senate and remained in office.