Ira Joy Chase

Ira Joy Chase
22nd Governor of Indiana
In office
November 23, 1891 – January 9, 1893
LieutenantFrancis M. Griffin (acting)
Preceded byAlvin Peterson Hovey
Succeeded byClaude Matthews
20th Lieutenant Governor of Indiana
In office
January 14, 1889 – November 23, 1891
GovernorAlvin Peterson Hovey
Preceded byAlonzo G. Smith
as Acting Lieutenant Governor
Succeeded byFrancis M. Griffin
as Acting Lieutenant Governor
Personal details
BornDecember 7, 1834
Monroe County, New York, US
DiedMay 11, 1895(1895-05-11) (aged 60)
Lubec, Maine, US
Political partyRepublican
SpouseRhoda Jane Castle
Signature
Military service
AllegianceUnited States
Branch/serviceUnited States Army
Years of service1860–1861
Rankchaplain
Battles/warsAmerican Civil War

Ira Joy Chase (December 7, 1834 – May 11, 1895) was a veteran of the American Civil War, a leading member of the Grand Army of the Republic, a prominent Church of Christ evangelist, and the 22nd governor of Indiana between November 23, 1891, and January 9, 1893.