Roland E. Chase

Roland Ephraim Chase (August 14, 1867 – September 14, 1948) was an American lawyer and Republican politician who served as a member of the Virginia Senate and House of Delegates.

[1] In 1907, Chase was elected to represent the 3rd district in the Virginia Senate.

He later represented Dickenson and Wise counties in the Virginia House of Delegates from 1918 until 1922.

[2] In 1931, he was elected to the Virginia Senate for a second time, representing the 17th district.

Chase was later the Republican candidate-at-large to represent Virginia's at-large congressional seat, losing to John W. Flannagan Jr. in the election.