Samuel Chase's Birth Card: The 4 of Diamonds

In the record

Samuel Chase (April 17, 1741 – June 19, 1811) was a Founding Father of the United States, signer of the Continental Association and United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of Maryland, and Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court. The birth-card coordinate for April 17 is the 4 of Diamonds — a calendar position, not a forecast.

The 4 of Diamonds coordinate

Samuel Chase's birthday maps to the 4 of Diamonds (The Financial Foundation Builder). Card Blueprints treats that as a 365-day coordinate: solar value = 55 − (2 × month + day), and the year is unused. It is not a prediction about the Declaration and not a verdict on Samuel Chase. The card's own language, quoted as system copy rather than biography: You build a floor that lasts and still let money move when the work requires it.

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Samuel Chase in the public record

In 1804, Chase was impeached by the House of Representatives on grounds of letting his partisan leanings affect his court decisions, but was acquitted the following year by the Senate and remained in office. He is the only United States Supreme Court Justice to have ever been impeached. Born near Princess Anne, Maryland, Chase established a legal practice in Annapolis, Maryland. He served in the Maryland General Assembly for several years and favored independence during the American Revolution. He won election to the Continental Congress before serving on the Baltimore District Criminal Court and the Maryland General Court. In 1796, President George Washington appointed Chase to the United States Supreme Court. After the 1800 elections, President Thomas Jefferson and the Democratic-Republicans sought to weaken Federalist influence on the federal courts. Chase's actions on the court had been accused of demonstrating bias, and Jefferson believed that Chase should be removed from office, a process that required a vote in both the Senate and the House of Representatives.

Summarised from the lead section of the Wikipedia article Samuel Chase (CC BY-SA 4.0). No biographical facts were written for this page beyond that article.

Where the record meets the 5 of Hearts

A card is a calendar coordinate, not a cause. What follows sets one line of the card's own published language beside one sentence of the sourced record, paired by a documented rule. It is a resemblance offered for the reader to weigh — not a claim about Samuel Chase, and not a forecast of the Revolution.

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Samuel Chase (April 17, 1741 – June 19, 1811) was a Founding Father of the United States, signer of the Continental Association and United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of Maryland, and Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court.

Paired on relationship and feeling — the domain ♥ governs in this system. Markers in the record: father.

Also on the record

1. The House passed eight articles of impeachment, all centering on Chase's alleged political bias.
2. The Senate voted to acquit Chase on all counts, and Chase served on the Supreme Court until his death in 1811.
3. Some historians have argued that Chase's acquittal set an important precedent regarding the independence of the federal judiciary.

Other verified signers with this card

• Thomas McKean — 4 of Diamonds

FAQ

What is Samuel Chase's birth card?

The 4 of Diamonds. April 17 maps to that card through the public Card Blueprints formula. The year of birth is not used.

Does a birth card predict a signer or a revolution?

No. These pages are coordinates, not fortune-telling. A birth card names a calendar day in a 52-card year. It does not forecast character, politics, or fate.

Where do Samuel Chase's dates come from?

Birth date 1741-04-17 is the NARA Signers Factsheet day. Wikipedia's infobox records 1741-04-17. The month and day match Wikipedia. Bioguide is a corroborating congressional biography. Wikidata P569 is a precision=11 QA check only — it is not the public date.

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