Samuel Chase

Supreme Court Justice
BIRTHDAY
April 17,1741
Birthplace
Maryland
Age
Jun 19,1811,age 70
Birth Sign
Aries
BIRTHDAY
April 17,1741 (age Jun 19,1811,age 70)
Birthplace
Maryland

About

Served as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1796 to 1811.

Before Fame

He was admitted to the bar and started his own law practice in Annapolis in 1761.

Trivia

He was impeached for allegedly allowing his partisan views to affect his court decisions, but was later acquitted by the Senate.

Family Life

He was the son of Thomas Chase and Matilda Walker.

Associated With

He was nominated to the Supreme Court by President George Washington.