- Lucien Bonaparte Chase
Lucien Bonaparte Chase (
December 5 ,1817 –December 4 ,1864 was an American politician and a member of theUnited States House of Representatives forTennessee 's 9th congressional district. He was born inDerby Line, Vermont onDecember 5 ,1817 . He moved toDover, Tennessee around 1838 and taught school. He studied law, was admitted to the bar, and commenced practice inCharlotte, Tennessee in Dickson County. He moved toClarksville, Tennessee and resumed the practice of law.He was elected as a member of the Democratic Party to the Twenty-ninth and Thirtieth Congresses. He served from
March 4 ,1845 toMarch 3 ,1849 . He declined to be a candidate for re-election in 1848, and he moved toNew York City in 1849. He again resumed the practice of law and died in Derby Line, Vermont onDecember 4 ,1864 . He was interred in Greenwood Cemetery inBrooklyn ,New York .ources
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