Champion S. Chase

Champion S. Chase
1st Attorney General of Nebraska
In office February 21, 1867 – January 7, 1869
Governor	David Butler
Preceded by	Position Established
Succeeded by	Seth Robinson
17th, 19th, and 21st Mayor of Omaha, Nebraska
In office April 10, 1883 – June 30, 1884
Preceded by	James E. Boyd
Succeeded by	Patrick F. Murphy
In office April 7, 1879 – April 12, 1881
Preceded by	Reuben H. Wilbur
Succeeded by	James E. Boyd
In office April 13, 1874 – April 9, 1877
Preceded by	James S. Gibson
Succeeded by	Reuben H. Wilbur
Member of the Wisconsin Senate from the 7th district
In office January 5, 1857 – January 3, 1859
Preceded by	Charles Clement
Succeeded by	Nicholas D. Fratt
District Attorney of Racine County, Wisconsin
In office January 1, 1859 – January 1, 1861
Preceded by	William P. Lyon
Succeeded by	N. H. Dale
President of the Board of Education of Racine, Wisconsin
In office 1857–1858
Preceded by	Edwin Gould
Succeeded by	Chester White
In office 1855–1856
Preceded by	Charles Clement
Succeeded by	Edwin Gould
Personal details
Born	(1820-03-20)March 20, 1820 Cornish, New Hampshire, U.S.
Died	November 3, 1898(1898-11-03) (aged 78) Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.
Resting place	Prospect Hills Cemetery Omaha, Nebraska
Political party	Republican Whig (before 1854)
Spouse	Mary Sophronia Butterfield ​ ​ (m. 1849; died 1882)​
Children	Champion Clement Chase (b. 1860; died 1922)
Parents	Deacon Clement Chase (father) Olive Spalding (mother)
Relatives	Olive Spaulding (Chase) Judson (sister) Enice Dana Chase (sister) Philemon Murry Chase (brother) Salmon P. Chase (cousin)
Profession	lawyer and politician
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	Wisconsin Militia United States Army Union Army
Rank	Brig. General, Wis. Major, USA Brevet Lt. Colonel, USA
Battles/wars	American Civil War Siege of Vicksburg Knoxville Campaign Mobile Campaign Gulf Campaign

Champion Spalding Chase (March 20, 1820 – November 3, 1898) was an American lawyer, politician, and pioneer of Wisconsin and Nebraska. He was the first Attorney General of Nebraska and served seven years as mayor of Omaha, Nebraska. He also served two years in the Wisconsin Senate, representing Racine County, Wisconsin, and served as a Union Army officer during the American Civil War. His name was sometimes abbreviated as C. S. Chase. He was a first cousin of U.S. Supreme Court chief justice Salmon P. Chase.