{{Short description|American lawyer and politician}} '''Norton Chase''' (September 3, 1861, Albany, New York<ref name="auto"/> – 1922<ref name=burial/>) was an American lawyer and politician from the state of New York.
==Life and career== Norton Chase was the son of Nelson H. Chase. He graduated from The Albany Academy in 1878 and attended Yale College. He graduated from Albany Law School in 1882 and practiced law in Albany.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.ebooksread.com/authors-eng/george-sand/the-evening-journal--almanac-volume-1891-nsl/page-36-the-evening-journal--almanac-volume-1891-nsl.shtml|title= The evening journal almanac (Volume 1891) |last=Sand |first=George |page=36 |website=www.ebooksread.com}}</ref>
Chase was Assistant Corporation Counsel of the City of Albany for two years.<ref name="auto"/> A Democrat, he served in the New York State Assembly (Albany Co., 3rd D.) in 1886.<ref name="auto"/><ref name="auto1">{{cite web|url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1895/10/13/102477182.pdf |title=Norton Chase's Career |work=The New York Times |date=October 13, 1895}}</ref> On June 22, 1887, he married Mabel Louise James.<ref name="auto1"/>
Chase ran for New York State Senate in 1887, but was defeated by Republican Henry Russell by an eight-vote margin.<ref name="auto1"/> He ran again in 1889 and prevailed. Chase was a member of the New York State Senate (17th D.) in 1890 and 1891.<ref name="auto1"/>
In the New York state election, 1895, Chase ran on the Democratic ticket for New York Attorney General, but was defeated by the incumbent Republican Theodore E. Hancock.<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/000682188|title=The Tribune almanac and political register.|first1=Henry Eckford|last1=Rhoades|first2=Edward|last2=McPherson|first3=A. J.|last3=Schem|first4=F. J.|last4=Ottarson|first5=John Fitch|last5=Cleveland|first6=Horace|last6=Greeley|date=October 26, 1838|pages=v|via=HathiTrust}}</ref>
Chase died in 1922 and was buried at the Albany Rural Cemetery in Menands, New York.<ref name=burial>{{cite web|url=http://www.albanyruralcemetery.org/albrurcem/Notable.html|title=Albany Rural Cemetery -- Notable Burials|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724232149/http://www.albanyruralcemetery.org/albrurcem/Notable.html|archive-date=2011-07-24}}</ref>
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==External links== * [https://archive.org/stream/newyorkredbook00unkngoog#page/n469/mode/1up ''The New York Red Book''] compiled by Edgar L. Murlin (published by James B. Lyon, Albany NY, 1897; pg. 403 and 504)
{{s-start}} {{s-par|us-ny-hs}} {{succession box | before = Patrick Murray | title = New York State Assembly <br>Albany County, 3rd District | years = 1886 | after = William J. Hill}} {{s-par|us-ny-sen}} {{succession box | before = Henry Russell | title = New York State Senate <br>17th District | years = 1890–1891 | after = Amasa J. Parker, Jr.}} {{s-end}}
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