Charles A. Chace | |
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20th Mayor of Kansas City, Missouri | |
In office 1880–1881 | |
Preceded by | George M. Shelley |
Succeeded by | Daniel A. Frink |
Personal details | |
Born | 1822 Columbia County, New York, U.S. |
Died | July 17, 1900 Brighton, Monroe County, New York, U.S. | (aged 77–78)
Political party | Democratic |
Charles A. Chace (1822 – July 17, 1900) was a politician from Missouri. He served as Mayor of Kansas City in 1880.
Charles A. Chace was born in 1822 in Columbia County, New York. [1]
In 1860, Chace moved to Kansas City, Missouri. [1] Chace worked as a freight agent for the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad. He had a grain and feed business in Kansas City. [2] He served on the school board for eleven years. [3] In April 1880, Chace was elected on a Democratic ticket as Mayor of Kansas City. He served for one year. [3] [2] [4] Chace retired from public life and moved to Holley, New York. He then moved to Brighton in Monroe County, New York, in 1898. [1]
Chace was a charter member of the Knights Templar in Kansas City. [1] While in Kansas City, Chace lived at 1216 W. 12th Street. [2]
Chace was married. Chace died at his home in Brighton on July 17, 1900. [1] [3]
The Chace School in Kansas City, built in 1876, was named after Chace. The school was razed in 1913. [3] [5]
Charles A. Chace | |
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![]() Sketch of Chace | |
20th Mayor of Kansas City, Missouri | |
In office 1880–1881 | |
Preceded by | George M. Shelley |
Succeeded by | Daniel A. Frink |
Personal details | |
Born | 1822 Columbia County, New York, U.S. |
Died | July 17, 1900 Brighton, Monroe County, New York, U.S. | (aged 77–78)
Political party | Democratic |
Charles A. Chace (1822 – July 17, 1900) was a politician from Missouri. He served as Mayor of Kansas City in 1880.
Charles A. Chace was born in 1822 in Columbia County, New York. [1]
In 1860, Chace moved to Kansas City, Missouri. [1] Chace worked as a freight agent for the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad. He had a grain and feed business in Kansas City. [2] He served on the school board for eleven years. [3] In April 1880, Chace was elected on a Democratic ticket as Mayor of Kansas City. He served for one year. [3] [2] [4] Chace retired from public life and moved to Holley, New York. He then moved to Brighton in Monroe County, New York, in 1898. [1]
Chace was a charter member of the Knights Templar in Kansas City. [1] While in Kansas City, Chace lived at 1216 W. 12th Street. [2]
Chace was married. Chace died at his home in Brighton on July 17, 1900. [1] [3]
The Chace School in Kansas City, built in 1876, was named after Chace. The school was razed in 1913. [3] [5]