the American Revolution. In 1891 he was an organiser of the Omaha Real Estate Owner's Association. He was selected as the chairman of the International Pan-Republic Congress on Plan and Scope in the mid 1890s. He was appointed a Collector of Customs for the Port of Omaha and held that office until his death in 1898. Family and personal life After arriving in Racine in 1849, Chase married Mary Sophronia Butterfield. Their only son, Champion Clement Chase, was born in 1860, and would eventually become a well-known newspaper publisher in Omaha. Mary Chase died of cancer in 1882, in Omaha, leaving Chase a widower. Chase died as the result of a fall on November 3, 1898, at the age of 78. He was devoted to the memories of his native town, often expressed his loyalty and love for it. He was buried alongside his wife at the Prospect Hills Cemetery in Omaha, Nebraska. Legacy Chase County, Nebraska, and the unincorporated community of Champion in Chase County, are named after him as a complimentary act on the part of the Legislature of Nebraska. References Sources The Strangest Names In American Political History : Champion Spalding Chase (1820-1898), Champion Bramwell Mann (1844-1929), Champion Israel Hutchinson (1815-1884), Champion Moore Edmunds (1907-1978) External links Champion Spalding Chase papers (MS 133). Manuscripts and Archives, Yale University Library. 1820 births 1898 deaths People from Cornish, New Hampshire Nebraska Republicans Lawyers from Omaha, Nebraska Mayors of Omaha, Nebraska Nebraska Attorneys General Republican Party Wisconsin state senators People of Wisconsin in the American Civil War Union Army colonels District attorneys in Wisconsin School board members in Wisconsin 19th-century American politicians 19th-century American lawyers Grand Army of the Republic officials