James Mitchell Chase (December 19, 1891–February 5, 1945) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. December 19 is the 353rd day of the year (354th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1891 (MDCCCXCI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar). ... February 5 is the 36th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Year 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1945 calendar). ... The Republican Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States; the other being the Democratic Party. ... The House of Representatives is the larger of two houses that make up the U.S. Congress, the other being the United States Senate. ... Official language(s) English, Pennsylvania Dutch Capital Harrisburg Largest city Philadelphia Area  Ranked 33rd  - Total 46,055 sq mi (119,283 km²)  - Width 280 miles (455 km)  - Length 160 miles (255 km)  - % water 2. ...

J. Mitchell Chase was born in Glen Richey, Pennsylvania. He graduated from the Dickinson School of Law in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, in 1916. He was admitted to the bar in 1919 and commenced practice in Clearfield, Pennsylvania. During the First World War, he enlisted in the Air Service and served with the American Expeditionary Forces from 1917 to 1919. He served as commander of the American Legion, Department of Pennsylvania, in 1924 and 1925. Official language(s) English, Pennsylvania Dutch Capital Harrisburg Largest city Philadelphia Area  Ranked 33rd  - Total 46,055 sq mi (119,283 km²)  - Width 280 miles (455 km)  - Length 160 miles (255 km)  - % water 2. ... The Dickinson School of Law is located in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, and is the law school of The Pennsylvania State University. ... Coordinates , Government County Cumberland County Founded 1751 Mayor Kirk R. Wilson Geographical characteristics Area     City 14. ... Clearfield is a borough located in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania. ... Ypres, 1917, in the vicinity of the Battle of Passchendaele. ... The United States Army Air Service was a forerunner of the United States Air Force. ... Officers of the American Expeditionary Forces and the Baker mission The American Expeditionary Force or AEF was the United States military forces in World War I. The AEF helped the French defend the Western Front during the Aisne Offensive in May. ... The American Legion is an organization of veterans of the United States armed forces who served in wartime. ...

Chase was elected as a Republican to the Seventieth, Seventy-first, and Seventy-second Congresses. He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1932. He resumed the practice of law and died in Clearfield. Interment in Hillcrest Cemetery. Senators Henry Fountain Ashurst (D-AZ) Alben William Barkley (D-KY) Thomas Francis Bayard (D-DE) Hiram Francis Bingham (R-CT) Hugo Lafayette Black (D-AL) John James Blaine (R-WI) Coleman Livingston Blease (D-SC) William Edgar Borah (R-ID) Sam Gilbert Bratton (D-NM) Smith Wildman Brookhart (R... The 71st United States Congress met from 1929 to 1931. ... The 72nd Congress met from December 7, 1931 to March 3, 1933. ... The U.S. House election, 1932 was an election for the United States House of Representatives in 1932 which coincided with the landslide election of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. ...

Sources

• Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• The Political Graveyard