After serving one term in the Senate, he returned to Ohio in 1855 as governor, but accepted a post in Lincoln's cabinet from which he worked for passage of the National Banking Act.
As a lawyer in Cincinnati, he became known as a defender of fugitive slaves, and was one of the founders of both the Liberty and Free-Soil parties. After serving one term in the Senate, he returned to Ohio in 1855 as governor, but accepted a post in Lincoln's cabinet from which he worked for passage of the National Banking Act. FTP, identify this politician, who presided over the trial of Jefferson Davis and the impeachment of Andrew Johnson as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
As a lawyer in Cincinnati, he became known as a defender of fugitive slaves, and was one of the founders of both the Liberty and Free-Soil parties.
Salmon Portland {Chase}