John C. Chase | |
|---|---|
 Chase in 1903 | |
| Mayor of Haverhill, Massachusetts | |
| In office 1898–1900 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 27, 1870 Gilmanton, New Hampshire |
| Died | January 27, 1937 (age 66) New Brighton, Pennsylvania |
| Political party | Populist (1890s) Social Democratic (1894–1901) Socialist (1901–37) |
John Calvin Chase (1870–1937) was an American trade union activist and politician.
Chase was elected to two terms as mayor of Haverhill, Massachusetts, on the Social Democratic ticket. He is considered the first socialist to elected mayor of an American city.[1] He later ran without success as a Socialist candidate for Governor of Massachusetts and New York, and as a Congressional candidate in Ohio and West Virginia.
- ^ Frederic C. Heath, Social Democracy Red Book. Terre Haute, IN: Debs Publishing Co., 1900; p. 108.