| Charles A. Chace | |
| Order: | 20th |
| Office: | Mayor of Kansas City, Missouri |
| Term Start: | 1880 |
| Term End: | 1881 |
| Birth Place: | Columbia County, New York, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Brighton, Monroe County, New York, U.S. |
Charles A. Chace (1822 – July 17, 1900) was a politician from Missouri. He served as Mayor of Kansas City in 1880.
Charles A. Chace was born in 1822 in Columbia County, New York.[1]
In 1860, Chace moved to Kansas City, Missouri.[1] Chace worked as a freight agent for the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad. He had a grain and feed business in Kansas City.[2] He served on the school board for eleven years.[3] In April 1880, Chace was elected on a Democratic ticket as Mayor of Kansas City. He served for one year.[3] [2] [4] Chace retired from public life and moved to Holley, New York. He then moved to Brighton in Monroe County, New York, in 1898.[1]
Chace was a charter member of the Knights Templar in Kansas City.[1] While in Kansas City, Chace lived at 1216 W. 12th Street.[2]
Chace was married. Chace died at his home in Brighton on July 17, 1900.[1] [3]
The Chace School in Kansas City, built in 1876, was named after Chace. The school was razed in 1913.[3] [5]