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Henry B. Chase

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Henry B. Chase
58th[1] Mayor of Huntsville
In office
1918–1920
Preceded byT. T. Terry
Succeeded byW. T. Hutchens
Personal details
Born(1870-06-13)June 13, 1870
Livermore, Maine
DiedAugust 21, 1961(1961-08-21) (aged 91)
Huntsville, Alabama

Henry Bellows Chase (June 13, 1870 – August 21, 1961) was an American politician and businessperson who served as mayor of Huntsville, Alabama, USA, from 1918 to 1920.[2][3] A civic leader and a businessman, Chase founded the Alabama Nursery in Huntsville then reorganized it as the Chase Nursery Company in rural Madison County, as part of a community that would become known as Chase, Alabama.[4]

Chase married Annie Stewart. Sources[which?] conflict as to whether this marriage took place in August 1896 in Catawba, North Carolina, or in 1900 in Hickory, North Carolina.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Before 1916, the office was known as "President." Chase was the 2nd to hold the title of "Mayor."
  2. ^ Kvach, John F.; Ethridge, Charity; Hopkins, Michelle; Leberman, Susanna (April 1, 2013). "Building Huntsville". Images of America: Huntsville. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing. p. 23. ISBN 978-0-738-59891-8. Retrieved July 2, 2013.
  3. ^ "Huntsville's History of Mayors". City of Huntsville, Alabama. Archived from the original on January 15, 2012. Retrieved September 12, 2012.
  4. ^ a b Roberts, Frances (October 21, 1971). "Henry B. Chase: A Man for All Ages" (PDF). Huntsville Historical Review. Vol. 1, no. 4. pp. 22–35. Retrieved May 8, 2013.