Birthname: | Roland Ephraim Chase |
Birth Date: | August 14, 1867 |
Birth Place: | Clintwood, Virginia, U.S. |
Death Place: | Clintwood, Virginia, U.S. |
State Senate: | Virginia |
District: | 17th |
Term Start: | January 13, 1932 |
Term End: | January 8, 1936 |
Preceded: | John M. Beaty |
Succeeded: | Robert R. Parker |
Office2: | Member of the Virginia House of Delegates for Dickenson and Wise |
Term Start2: | January 9, 1918 |
Term End2: | January 11, 1922 |
Predecessor2: | W. H. Roberts |
Succeeded2: | William W. G. Dotson |
State Senate3: | Virginia |
District3: | 3rd |
Term Start3: | January 8, 1908 |
Term End3: | January 10, 1912 |
Preceded3: | R. Walter Dickenson |
Succeeded3: | J. Powell Royall |
Party: | Republican |
Spouse: | Mary L. Chase |
Roland Ephraim Chase (August 14, 1867 – September 14, 1948) was an American lawyer and Republican politician who served as a member of the Virginia Senate and House of Delegates.[1]
In 1907, Chase was elected to represent the 3rd district in the Virginia Senate. He served a single term in the position. He later represented Dickenson and Wise counties in the Virginia House of Delegates from 1918 until 1922.[2]
In 1931, he was elected to the Virginia Senate for a second time, representing the 17th district. Chase was later the Republican candidate-at-large to represent Virginia's at-large congressional seat, losing to John W. Flannagan Jr. in the election.[2]
Chase was married with six children. He died from a heart attack on September 14, 1948.[2]
Chase was a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and was elected Grand Warden of the Virginia Grand Lodge in 1904.[3] He served as Grand Master in 1907.[4]