▁elected ▁Chan cell or . ▁ ▁Ch ace ' s ▁lif el ong ▁passion ▁was ▁mathematics . ▁He ▁wrote ▁many ▁articles ▁on ▁mathematical ▁subjects , ▁including ▁one ▁called ▁" A ▁C ertain ▁Class ▁of ▁Cub ic ▁Sur faces ▁Tre ated ▁by ▁Qu atern ions " ▁in ▁the ▁Journal ▁of ▁Mathemat ics . ▁He ▁attended ▁the ▁International ▁Mathemat ical ▁Congress ▁at ▁Cambridge , ▁England ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 2 . ▁Ch ace ▁published ▁his ▁work ▁on ▁the ▁Egypt ian ▁Rh ind ▁Pap yrus ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 7 ▁and ▁ 1 9 2 9 , ▁at ▁age ▁ 8 7 . ▁ ▁Business ▁and ▁bank ing ▁His ▁academic ▁career ▁was ▁interrupted ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 9 , ▁when ▁he ▁became ▁responsible ▁for ▁his ▁family ' s ▁cot ton ▁mill ▁on ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁a ▁family ▁member . ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 1 ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁director ▁of ▁West min ster ▁Bank , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 4 ▁he ▁became ▁its ▁president . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Bank ▁of ▁North ▁America . ▁During ▁this ▁time ▁he ▁managed ▁to ▁attend ▁mathematics ▁classes ▁at ▁Harvard ▁once ▁a ▁week . ▁ ▁Death ▁and ▁bur ial ▁Ch ace ▁died ▁in ▁Prov idence , ▁Rh ode ▁Island , ▁on ▁February ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 1 9 3 2 ▁and ▁is ▁buried ▁at ▁Sw an ▁Point ▁C emetery . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁ ▁Category : 1 8 4 5 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 3 2 ▁death