Jeremiah Chase
Jeremiah Townley Chase (May 23, 1748 – May 11, 1828) was an American lawyer, jurist, and land speculator from Annapolis, Maryland. He served as a delegate for Maryland in the Continental Congress of 1783 and 1784, and for many years was chief justice of the state’s court of appeals.
Jeremiah Townley Chase | |
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Portrait of Jeremiah Townley Chase by Robert Edge Pine. The portrait is located in the entrance hall of the Hammond-Harwood House in Annapolis, Maryland | |
| Chief Judge of the Maryland Court of Appeals | |
| In office 1806–1824 | |
| Preceded by | Benjamin Rumsey |
| Succeeded by | John Buchanan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 23, 1748 Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
| Died | May 11, 1828 (aged 79) Annapolis, Maryland, U.S. |
| Resting place | St. Anne's Cemetery Annapolis, Maryland, U.S. |
| Political party | Antifederalist |
| Spouse |
Hester Baldwin
(m. 1779; died 1823) |
| Children | 5 |
| Relatives | Samuel Chase (cousin) John Francis Mercer (cousin) |
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