Born in Washington County, N. Y., April 11, 1826, and was but a lad when his parents with their family removed in 1833 to Wayne County, Ohio. There they resided until 1847, when they joined the tide of human immigration and came west, and located in Muscatine County, Iowa. He was reared to farm life, but agriculture not being congenial to his tastes; he early in life began to prepare himself for another sphere of usefulness. His very limited early education was received in the common schools of Wayne County, Ohio. He began teaching when but fifteen years of age while in Ohio, and then taught a few terms. The first winter he spent in Iowa he taught the school at Fairport, and has followed the profession of teacher most of the time since, his labors being confined to Muscatine and Cedar Counties. On the 8th of November, 1855, he was united in marriage with Miss Emily Lewis, who was a native of Virginia. In early life Mr. Chase was a Whig and an ardent Abolitionist, and on the formation of the Republican Party joined its ranks, and has ever since been an active supporter of its principles. Though not an office-seeker he has been prominently identified with public affairs for many years, and has filled most of the local offices in the gift of the people of Cedar County. In 1867 he was elected to represent Cedar County in the State Legislature, and served one term, He has always taken a lively interest in educational affairs, and all measures having for their object the public good have received his cordial support. He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
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