Career
Chase lived, farmed and practiced law in Randolph, Vermont. He was Orange County State's Attorney from 1803 to 1812. He was a member of the Vermont House of Representatives from 1805 to 1812, serving as Speaker from 1808 to 1812. He was elected to the state constitutional conventions in 1814 and 1822.
Chase was elected to the U.S. Senate as a Democratic-Republican in 1812 and served from 1813 to 1817, when he resigned. He was the first ever Chairman of the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary, serving from 1816 to 1817.
After resigning in 1817, he returned to Vermont, where he was Chief Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court until 1821. He served as a member of the Vermont House of Representatives from 1823 to 1824.
He returned to national politics in 1825 when he was elected as an Anti-Jacksonian to the U.S. Senate, serving until 1831.
Dudley Chase died in Randolph on February 23, 1846. He was buried in Randolph Center Cemetery.
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