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Arthur E. Chase

Arthur E. Chase, American businessman and politician (died 2015)

Born
February 4, 1930
Died
January 5, 2015
Zodiac sign
Aquarius
Birth year
1930

About Arthur E. Chase

Arthur E. Chase (February 4, 1930 – January 5, 2015) was an American businessman and politician who represented the Worcester District in the Massachusetts Senate from 1991 to 1995. He co-founded the Central Massachusetts Legislative Caucus. In 1991 he designed the Massachusetts Academy of Math and Science at WPI and in 1992 sponsored legislation to create it. He was the Republican nominee for Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in 1994, but lost in the general election to William F. Galvin. == Early life == Chase was born on February 4, 1930, in Worcester, Massachusetts. He graduated from Commerce High School in 1947 and Worcester Junior College in 1951. Chase served in the United States Army from 1952 to 1954. == Business career == In 1947, Chase and his family founded Chase Paper Company, a stationery company. In 1977, Chase was selected by the U.S. Small Business Administration as the Small Business Person of the Year. That same year he received a certificate from the Harvard Business School Smaller Company Management Program The company was chosen to print the official invitations for the 1981 inauguration of Ronald Reagan.

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Career and life highlights

Arthur E. Chase timeline

  1. In 1947, Chase and his family founded Chase Paper Company, a stationery company.
  2. In 1989, Chase founded a second stationery company, Checkerboard Ltd.
  3. In 1992, Chase convinced his youngest son, Micah Chase, to join the company.

The world when Arthur E. Chase was born

Arthur E. Chase was born in 1930. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1930

  • #1 song"Georgia on My Mind" – Hoagy Carmichael
  • Top movieAll Quiet on the Western Front
  • Best-selling bookCimarron – Edna Ferber

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentBobby Jones wins the Grand Slam of golf
  • Top headlineFirst FIFA World Cup held in Uruguay
  • Technology milestonePlanet Pluto discovered
  • Defining fadMiniature golf craze
  • Notable inventionScotch tape
  • World population2.07 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderHerbert Hoover
  • Sports championPhiladelphia Athletics (World Series)
  • U.S. population123.2M

1930 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Arthur E. Chase's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19302026
Gas$0.20$3.45/gal
Average home$6,000$435,000
Average income$3,500$67,500
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population123.2M341 million

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