Ira Joy Chase

Infobox Politician
name =Ira Joy Chase


birth_date=December 7, 1834
birth_place= New York
death_date= May 11, 1895
death_place= Lubec, Maine
party = Republican
religion = Presbyterian
office2 =Lieutenant Governor of Indiana
order2 =
term_start2 =December 5, 1822
term_end2 =November 23, 1891
office3 =Governor of Indiana
order3 = 22nd
term_start3 =November 23, 1891
term_end3 =January 9, 1893
predecessor3 =Alvin P. Hovey
successor3 =Claude Matthews
allegiance=United States of America
branch= United States Army
serviceyears=1860–1861
rank=chaplain
commands=
unit=
battles=American Civil War

Ira Joy Chase (December 7, 1834ndash May 11, 1895) was the Governor of Indiana between November 23, 1891ndash January 9, 1893.

Biography

Chase was born in 1834 in New York. He was educated at Milan Seminary the Medina Academy. He worked as a school teacher and opened a hardware store before eventually entering the ministry. In 1867 he moved to Indiana to become the minister of the Christian Church of Mishawaka, Indiana. He also pastors in churches in La Porte, Wabash, and Danville.

He served one year in the army during the American Civil War before being discharged due to his health. He became chaplain of the Indiana G.A.R. in 1886. He was elected as the department head in 1887.

He was elected to be Lieutenant Governor of Indiana on January 14, 1889 and served until the death of Governor Alvin Hovey. He was criticized for continue to serve a a presbyterian minister during his tenure. He was inaugurated as governor on November 23, 1891 and served until January 9, 1893. His administration oversaw the expansion of the state's road system and the construction of the state's sailors and soldiers monument.

he and died in 1895 in Lubec, Maine and was buried in the Crown Hill Cemetery in Indianapolis, Indiana. [ [http://www.nga.org/portal/site/nga/menuitem.29fab9fb4add37305ddcbeeb501010a0/?vgnextoid=8bbc224971c81010VgnVCM1000001a01010aRCRD&vgnextchannel=e449a0ca9e3f1010VgnVCM1000001a01010aRCRD Governor's Association] ]

References

ee also

*List of Governors of Indiana

External links

* [http://www.statelib.lib.in.us/www/ihb/govportraits/chase.html Indiana Historical Bureau: Biography and portrait]
* [http://www.nga.org/portal/site/nga/menuitem.29fab9fb4add37305ddcbeeb501010a0/?vgnextoid=8bbc224971c81010VgnVCM1000001a01010aRCRD&vgnextchannel=e449a0ca9e3f1010VgnVCM1000001a01010aRCRD National Governors Association]