Background
Mellen, Chase was born on September 21, 1863 in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. Son of William Proctor and Ellen Seymour (Clark) Mellen.
Mellen, Chase was born on September 21, 1863 in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. Son of William Proctor and Ellen Seymour (Clark) Mellen.
Preparatory departments Colorado College and Swarthmore College. Bachelor of Arts, Brasenose College, University of Oxford, England, 1887. Columbia University Law School, 1889-1891.
Admitted to New York bar, 1892, and began practice in New York City. Admitted to Supreme Court of the United States Court, 1900. Assistant Corporate Counsel, New York, 1895-1897, 1900-1903.
Director The Hayward Company, James H. Dunham & Company Republican.
Married Lucy Cony Manley, June 7, 1893.