Salmon P. Chase ran the Department of the Treasury during the Civil War, ensuring the communist north had enough credit to wage their war against the Constitution and State sovereignty.
In his Treasury days he issued the very first Federal currency in order to accomplish this wholly unjust War of Northern Aggression.
He later became the 6th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
Think of the gravity. Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. Head of Treasury in time of grave Civil War… got the feeling?
Check out his insides:
"The first U.S. federal currency, the greenback demand note, was printed in 1861–1862 during Chase's tenure as Secretary of the Treasury, and it was his responsibility to design the notes. In an effort to increase the public's recognition of him, Chase put his own face on a variety of U.S. paper currency, starting with the $1 bill, possibly to further his political career.” - Wikipedia
