John B. Chase
John B. Chase (October 7, 1872 - August 31, 1950) was an attorney who served as mayor of Oconto, Wisconsin and as a member of the Wisconsin State Senate. Biography Chase was born on October 7, 1872, in Logansport, Indiana. He attended the University of Pennsylvania. Career Chase, an adherent of progressive Senator Robert M. La Follette, defeated long-term incumbent state senator Timothy Burke in the 1924 Republican primary, and served as a member of the Senate from 1925 to 1928. Additionally, he was District Attorney of Oconto County, Wisconsin, City Attorney of Oconto, Wisconsin, Mayor of Oconto and Chairman of the Oconto County Republican Committee. Chase died in 1950. References People from Logansport, Indiana People from Oconto, Wisconsin Republican Party Wisconsin state senators Mayors of places in Wisconsin District attorneys in Wisconsin Wisconsin city attorneys University of Pennsylvania alumni 1872 births 1960 deaths 20th-century American lawyers 20th-century American politicians