▁He ▁graduated ▁from ▁Alb any ▁Law ▁School ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 2 , ▁and ▁pract iced ▁law ▁in ▁Alb any . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁Ass istant ▁Corporation ▁Coun sel ▁of ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁Alb any ▁for ▁two ▁years ; ▁and ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁State ▁Assembly ▁( Al b any ▁Co ., ▁ 3 rd ▁D .) ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 6 . ▁On ▁June ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 1 8 8 7 , ▁he ▁married ▁M abel ▁Louise ▁James . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁State ▁Senate ▁( 1 7 th ▁D .) ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 0 ▁and ▁ 1 8 9 1 . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁state ▁election , ▁ 1 8 9 5 , ▁he ▁ran ▁on ▁the ▁Democratic ▁ticket ▁for ▁New ▁York ▁Att orney ▁General , ▁but ▁was ▁defeated ▁by ▁the ▁inc umb ent ▁Republican ▁The odore ▁E . ▁Han cock . ▁ ▁Ch ase ▁was ▁buried ▁at ▁the ▁Alb any ▁R ural ▁C emetery ▁in ▁Men ands . ▁ ▁S ources ▁ ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Red ▁Book ▁compiled ▁by ▁Ed gar ▁L . ▁Mur lin ▁( pub lished ▁by ▁James ▁B . ▁Lyon , ▁Alb any ▁NY , ▁ 1 8 9 7 ; ▁pg . ▁ 4 0 3 ▁and ▁ 5 0 4 ) ▁ ▁Bi ographical ▁sketch es ▁of ▁the ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Legisl ature ▁in ▁The ▁Even ing ▁Journal ▁Al man ac ▁( 1 8 9 1 ) ▁ ▁N ORT