Philander Chase
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The Right Reverend Philander Chase |
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| 6th Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church | |
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| Church | Episcopal Church in the United States of America |
| See | Illinois |
| In office | 1843–1852 |
| Predecessor | Alexander Viets Griswold |
| Successor | Thomas Church Brownell |
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| Ordination | 1799 |
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| Born | December 14, 1775 Cornish, New Hampshire, United States |
| Died | September 20, 1852 (aged 76) Jubilee College, Illinois, United States |
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Bishop of Ohio, Bishop of Illinois Bishop |
Philander Chase (December 14, 1775 – September 20, 1852) was an Episcopal Church bishop, educator, and pioneer of the United States western frontier, especially in Ohio and Illinois.
Born in Cornish, New Hampshire to one of the town's founders, Dudley Chase, and his wife Allace Corbett, Philander Chase was the youngest of fourteen children, and ultimately survived all his siblings. His ancestors had been Puritans who fled to New England. His father, a deacon at their local Congregational church, wanted one of his five sons to become a minister. As had three of his brothers (who however, had no inclinations toward ministry), Philander enrolled at Dartmouth College. As a student, Chase became acquainted with the Book of Common Prayer and a lay reader in the Episcopal Church. After graduating in 1795, he worked as a lay reader in various New England towns while studying for ordination. Thus, he helped establish Trinity Church in his hometown. He studied with Rev. Thomas Ellison, rector of St. Peter's Church in Albany, New York, while supporting himself teaching at the newly organized city school.
He also married Mary Fay, of Hardwick, Massachusetts. They would have at least two sons George (b. 1797-), and Philander (1800-1824) before her death (after many years of health problems) in May, 1818. Chase remarried (to Sophia May Ingraham (1783-1864)) the following summer, and their children Henry (1820-1896), Mary (1822-1894) and Philander (1824-1872) would survive their parents.
While Philander Chase was bishop of Ohio (as discussed below), his 12-year-old nephew, Salmon P. Chase became his ward (his father having died). Rev. Chase oversaw the younger man's education in Worthington. The younger Chase then entered Cincinnati College and went on to become a statesman and jurist of note, including Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court. His brother Dudley Chase also achieved distinction (as U.S. Senator from Vermont), as did his nephew Dudley Chase Denison (U.S. Representative from Vermont).
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