<Tr> <Th> Signature </Th> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Nickname (s) </Th> <Td> Old Bacon Face, the Demosthenes of Maryland </Td> </Tr> <P> Samuel Chase (April 17, 1741--June 19, 1811) was an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court and a signatory to the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of Maryland . He was impeached by the House on grounds of letting his partisan leanings affect his court decisions but was acquitted by the Senate and remained in office . </P> <P> Born near Princess Anne, Maryland, Chase established a legal practice in Annapolis, Maryland . He served in the Maryland General Assembly for several years and favored independence during the American Revolution . He won election to the Continental Congress before serving on the Baltimore District Criminal Court and the Maryland General Court . In 1796, President George Washington appointed Chase to the United States Supreme Court . </P>

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