George W. Chase
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George William Chase was a U.S. Representative
from New York
.
Born in the town of Maryland, New York
, Chase attended the common schools.
He engaged in agricultural pursuits.
He also engaged in mercantile and milling pursuits at Schenevus, New York
.
Chase was elected as a Whig
to the Thirty-third
Congress (March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855).
He resumed his former agricultural and business pursuits.
He died in Chaseville, Maryland Township, New York
, April 17, 1867.
He was interred in the Chase vault in Schenevus Cemetery, Schenevus, New York
.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
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Born in the town of Maryland, New York
Maryland, New York
Maryland is a town in Otsego County, New York, United States. The population was 1,920 at the 2000 census. It was named for the U.S. state of the same name.The Town of Maryland is on the county's south border...
, Chase attended the common schools.
He engaged in agricultural pursuits.
He also engaged in mercantile and milling pursuits at Schenevus, New York
Schenevus, New York
Schenevus is a hamlet in the Town of Maryland in southeastern Otsego County, New York, USA. According to the 1990 U.S. census, the population was 513.The district covers the towns of Maryland, Westford, Milford, Decatur, and, Roseboom....
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Chase was elected as a Whig
Whig Party (United States)
The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic...
to the Thirty-third
33rd United States Congress
The Thirty-third United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1853 to March 3, 1855, during the first two years...
Congress (March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855).
He resumed his former agricultural and business pursuits.
He died in Chaseville, Maryland Township, New York
Maryland, New York
Maryland is a town in Otsego County, New York, United States. The population was 1,920 at the 2000 census. It was named for the U.S. state of the same name.The Town of Maryland is on the county's south border...
, April 17, 1867.
He was interred in the Chase vault in Schenevus Cemetery, Schenevus, New York
Schenevus, New York
Schenevus is a hamlet in the Town of Maryland in southeastern Otsego County, New York, USA. According to the 1990 U.S. census, the population was 513.The district covers the towns of Maryland, Westford, Milford, Decatur, and, Roseboom....
.