Champion S. Chase

Champion S. Chase
1st Attorney General of Nebraska
In office
February 21, 1867 – January 7, 1869
GovernorDavid Butler
Preceded byPosition Established
Succeeded bySeth Robinson
17th, 19th, and 21st Mayor of Omaha, Nebraska
In office
April 10, 1883 – June 30, 1884
Preceded byJames E. Boyd
Succeeded byPatrick F. Murphy
In office
April 7, 1879 – April 12, 1881
Preceded byReuben H. Wilbur
Succeeded byJames E. Boyd
In office
April 13, 1874 – April 9, 1877
Preceded byJames S. Gibson
Succeeded byReuben H. Wilbur
Member of the Wisconsin Senate
from the 7th district
In office
January 5, 1857 – January 3, 1859
Preceded byCharles Clement
Succeeded byNicholas D. Fratt
District Attorney of Racine County, Wisconsin
In office
January 1, 1859 – January 1, 1861
Preceded byWilliam P. Lyon
Succeeded byN. H. Dale
President of the Board of Education of Racine, Wisconsin
In office
1857–1858
Preceded byEdwin Gould
Succeeded byChester White
In office
1855–1856
Preceded byCharles Clement
Succeeded byEdwin Gould
Personal details
Born(1820-03-20)March 20, 1820
Cornish, New Hampshire, U.S.
DiedNovember 3, 1898(1898-11-03) (aged 78)
Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.
Resting placeProspect Hills Cemetery
Omaha, Nebraska
Political party
Spouse
Mary Sophronia Butterfield
(m. 1849; died 1882)
ChildrenChampion Clement Chase
(b. 1860; died 1922)
Parents
  • Deacon Clement Chase (father)
  • Olive Spalding (mother)
Relatives
  • Olive Spaulding (Chase) Judson (sister)
  • Enice Dana Chase (sister)
  • Philemon Murry Chase (brother)
  • Salmon P. Chase (cousin)
Professionlawyer and politician
Military service
AllegianceUnited States
Branch/serviceWisconsin Militia
United States Army
Union Army
RankBrig. General, Wis.
Major, USA
Brevet Lt. Colonel, USA
Battles/warsAmerican Civil War

Champion Spalding Chase (March 20, 1820 – November 3, 1898) was an American lawyer, politician, and pioneer of Wisconsin and Nebraska. He was the first Attorney General of Nebraska and served seven years as mayor of Omaha, Nebraska. He also served two years in the Wisconsin Senate, representing Racine County, Wisconsin, and served as a Union Army officer during the American Civil War. His name was sometimes abbreviated as C. S. Chase. He was a first cousin of U.S. Supreme Court chief justice Salmon P. Chase.