Henry B. Chase

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] He was the second mayor of the town. Earlier, the city's highest official was called "president". 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]

For the 1870s Wisconsin politician, see Henry A. Chase. For the 1860s Wisconsin politician, see Henry Chase (1860s politician).
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

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

References
  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. Roberts, Frances (October 21, 1971). "Henry B. Chase: A Man for All Ages" (PDF). Huntsville Historical Review. 1 (4). pp. 22–35. Retrieved May 8, 2013.


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