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Events on Wednesday 7 May 1873 1
1808 – 1873Salmon P. Chase (1808-1873)Died 7 May 1873, aged 65The sixth Chief Justice of the United States, who had earlier served as Treasury Secretary under Lincoln and helped establish the national banking system, died in New York City. As Chief Justice he presided over the impeachment trial of President Andrew Johnson.