John S. Chase

John Saunders Chase Jr. (January 23, 1925 – March 29, 2012) was an American architect who was the first licensed African American architect in the state of Texas. He was also the only Black architect licensed in the state for almost a decade. He was also the first African American to serve on the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, which reviewed the design for the United States Vietnam Veterans Memorial. He was born in Annapolis, Maryland, to John Saunders Chase and Alice Viola Hall.