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  Rufus Choate - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rufus Choate (October 1, 1799–July 13, 1859), American lawyer and orator, was born at Ipswich, Massachusetts, the descendant of a family which settled in Massachusetts in 1667.
Rufus Choate was the son of Dr. George Choate, one of Salem, Massachusetts most distinguished physicians, and the brother of Dr.
Choate, besides being one of the ablest of American lawyers, was one of the most scholarly of American public men, and his numerous orations and addresses were remarkable for their pure style, their grace and elegance of form, and their wealth of classical allusion.
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 RUFUS CHOATE - LoveToKnow Article on RUFUS CHOATE   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
On Websters re-election to the Senate, Choate resumed (1845) his law practice, which no amount of urging could ever persuade him to abandon for public office, save for a short term as attorneygeneral of Massachusetts in 1853-1854.
July 1859 failing health led him to seek rest in a trip to Europe, but he died on the I3th of that month at Halifax, Nova Scotia, where he had been put ashore when it was seen that he probably could not outlive the voyage across the Atlantic.
See also E. Parkers Reminiscences of Rufus C/foote (New York, 1860); E. Whipples Some Recollec$~ons of Rufus Choate (New York, 1879); and the Albany Law Review Cf 8771878).
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 Rufus Choate
CHOATE, Rufus, lawyer, born in Essex, Massachusetts, 1 October, 1799; died in Halifax, Nova Scotia, 13 July, 18,59.
The father died in 1808, when Rufus was but nine years old; the mother lived to witness the noble career of her son, and died in 1853.
Choate was greatly affected by the magnificent speech of Daniel Webster in the Dartmouth College case, and was confirmed in his inclination toward the study of law.
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 Conservative Book Club: The Political Writings of Rufus Choate by Rufus Choate
Choate, a true American Whig steeped in Aristotle, Cicero, and Burke, and also heir to the high Federalist tradition, at once abominated slavery and yet sought to prevent the shattering of the Founders' mold.
Choate once described conservatism as "the one grand and comprehensive duty of a thoughtful patriotism." This collection of Choate's best speeches is a compendium of that brand of American political thought long neglected but curiously now getting another hearing in America at the beginning of the 21st century.
Choate urged on his fellow countrymen, for example, a judicious skepticism about sentimental, benevolent humanitarianism on the international scene -- which must ever to be distinguished, according to Choate, from America's right and duty to defend her true interests abroad.
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 The Herald Democrat
Rufus Choate Jr., 64, was found Friday lying half on and half off his couch by a friend who visited him daily.
Choate lying on the couch and saw the blood on his head.
Choate was at that time wearing a long-sleeved denim shirt, with the sleeves rolled up, and jeans.
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 Choate - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Choate is a common family name and can mean:
Joseph Hodges Choate, an American lawyer and politician
Choate House, a museum and birthplace to lawyer Rufus Choate
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 The Daguerreian Society: A FAMOUS PHOTOGRPHER AND HIS SITTERS
But it is when the names are mentioned of Webster, Choate and Beecher, of Channing and Emerson, of Longfellow, Holmes and Hawthorne, of Phillips, Sumner, Banks and Garrison, and of Kossuth and Jenny Lind that Mr.
Rufus Choate, great as a statesman and greater still as an advocate, long occupied an office in the same building with Mr.
Rufus Choate, American lawyer, was born at Ipswich, Mass., October 1, 1799.
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 Rufus Choate Biography / Biography of Rufus Choate Biography
Ranked among the greatest trial lawyers of his era, Rufus Choate (1799-1859) was also an active participant in American politics.
As a U.S. representative and senator, Choate opposed sectional extremists and fought for preservation of the Union.
A colorful, somewhat eccentric figure, Rufus Choate earned his greatest renown in the courtrooms of his native Massachusetts.
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 Choate Family Crest
In continental Europe, the most ancient recorded family crest was discovered upon the monumental effigy of a Count of Wasserburg in the church of St. Emeran, at Ratisobon, Germany...
In the Choate coat of arms as in all coat of arms the crest is only one element of the full armorial achievement.
Heraldry is defined as the hereditary art or science of blazoning, the description is appropriate technical terms of Coats-of-Arms and other heraldic and armorial insignia, and is of very ancient origin...
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 Printable Version on Encyclopedia.com
CHOATE, RUFUS [Choate, Rufus] 1799-1859, American lawyer and Congressman, b.
Essex co., Mass.; uncle of Joseph Hodges Choate.
Admitted to the bar in 1823, Rufus Choate gained national reputation as a lawyer and as an orator.
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 Rufus Choate: bio and encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
As a child he was remarkably precocious; at six he is said to have been able to repeat large parts of the Bible (Bible: The sacred writings of the Christian religions) and of Pilgrim's Progress (Pilgrim's Progress: more facts about this subject) by heart.
In the Senate he made a series of brilliant speeches on the tariff, the Oregon (Oregon: A state in northwestern United States on the Pacific) boundary, in favor of the Fiscal Bank Act, and in opposition to the annexation of Texas.
See also EG Parker's Reminiscences of Rufus Choate (New York, 1860); EP Whipple (EP Whipple: edwin percy whipple (1819 - 1886), essayist and critic, born in...
www.absoluteastronomy.com /reference/rufus_choate   (785 words)

  
 pw3_10152003
Charlotte Choate spoke on behalf of the area residents since Vera Davis, who had requested the meeting, was unable to attend.
Choate pointed out that her husband, Rufus, who is Catron County District 1 commissioner, and friends had put on the barbecue for many years, but now the barbecue pit was filled in.
Choate volunteered both herself and her husband to take on the job again next year.
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 Amazon.ca: The Political Writings of Rufus Choate: Books   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Choate, a Whig congressman and senator from Massachusetts in the 1830s and 1840s, opposed slavery and revered the Union, but deplored the militancy of abolitionists; he was generally considered a slightly lesser version of his idol Daniel Webster.
The editors of the Conservative Leadership Series, of which this book is a part, wish to rehabilitate him as a significant conservative political thinker in the mold of Edmund Burke, with a humane, even progressive outlook, but duly respectful of tradition and the organic ties of society.
An orator of great renown, a congressman, senator, and colleague of Daniel Webster, Rufus Choate was a strong proponent of protective tariffs to assist domestic industry.
www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/0895261545   (416 words)

  
 Smithsonian Infusion
Lecturers would be hired for "the arts and sciences." One responsibility of the agriculture and horticulture professionals would be testing and distribution of new vegetation.
Rufus Choate added to this bill a provision for the creation of a large library.
The Tappan Bill, with the Choate Library Clause passed the Senate January 21, 1845.
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 CHOATE, Rufus (1799-1859) Bibliography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The Works of Rufus Choate, with a Memoir of His Life.
Memories of Rufus Choate: With Some Consideration of His Studies, Methods, and Opinions, and of His Style as a Speaker and Writer.
“Rufus Choate: A Case Study in Old Whiggery.” Essex Institute Historical Collections 94 (October 1958): 334-55.
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 Joseph Hodges Choate
Choate twice helped to arouse New York City to defeat Tammany Hall—in 1871, when the Tweed Ring was exposed, and again in 1894.
He was president (1894) of the New York state constitutional convention and helped win public approval of the new constitution.
Rufus Choate - Choate, Rufus, 1799–1859, American lawyer and Congressman, b.
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 CHOATE, RUFUS (1799-1859) - Online Information article about CHOATE, RUFUS (1799-1859)
On Webster's re-election to the Senate, Choate resumed (1845) his law practice, which no amount of urging could ever persuade him to abandon for public office, See also:
Scotia, where he had been put ashore when it was seen that he probably could not outlive the voyage across the See also:
Choate, besides being one of the ablest of American lawyers, was one of the most scholarly of American public men, and his numerous orations and addresses were remarkable for their pure See also:
encyclopedia.jrank.org /CHA_CHR/CHOATE_RUFUS_1799_1859_.html   (1022 words)

  
 Dartmouth News - Dartmouth Class of 2002 had two 'straight-A' Valedictorians and a Salutatorian - 06/10/02
He is a Rufus Choate Scholar, a member of Phi Beta Kappa, a Study Group Leader and Tutor in the Academic Skills Center and has served as a research assistant for the College.
A Spanish major and government minor, she is a Rufus Choate Scholar, a member of the Golden Key Honor Society, twice a recipient of the Edson Award (American Government and Comparative Government) and a member of Phi Beta Kappa (Sophomore Award).
She was awarded a Tucker Foundation Fellowship to teach in Delhi, India, and presented a paper at the Congress of the Americas in Puebla, Mexico.
www.dartmouth.edu /~news/releases/2002/june/061002a.html   (665 words)

  
 Rufus: Linker   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Rufus Choate Choate was founder of the Massachusetts Whig Party.
Rufus was formed in Chicago in 1972 as Ask Rufus.
Rufus P. Livingstone,born a son of the Lake district on the 29th day of February in the year of Our Lord 1968 to...
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 Choate, Hall & Stewart : Directory : Bio : Elizabeth A. Castellani
Liz recently joined Choate as an associate in the Litigation Department.
Since joining the firm, she has worked on various research and writing projects covering a wide range of legal issues.
where she was designated a Rufus Choate Scholar and was elected President of the Green Key Junior Honor Society.
www.choate.com /directory/bios/castellani_elizabeth.asp   (280 words)

  
 Rufus Choate - Wikiquote
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Rufus Choate (October 1, 1799–July 13, 1859) was an American lawyer, politician, and orator.
We have built no national temples but the Capitol; we consult no common oracle but the Constitution.
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 AllRefer.com - Rufus Choate (U.S. History, Biography) - Encyclopedia
AllRefer.com - Rufus Choate (U.S. History, Biography) - Encyclopedia
Rufus Choate 1799–1859, American lawyer and Congressman, b.
More articles from AllRefer Reference on Rufus Choate
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 RUFUS CHOATE - AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED
Letter of introduction for Reverend Pomeroy of Bangor, Maine, who is setting out on a European and Eastern tour.
When Senator DANIEL WEBSTER was appointed Secretary of State by President W.H. Harrison in 1841, RUFUS CHOATE (1799-1859) was elected to succeed him, completing his term, 1841-1845.
Choate was one of the most skillful lawyers of his time and was called "the wizard of the law" by his contemporaries.
www.galleryofhistory.com /archive/12_2003/law/RUFUS_CHOATE.htm   (163 words)

  
 Rufus Choate Quotes
9 Quotes for 'Rufus Choate' in the Database.
We join ourselves to no party that does not carry the American flag, and keep step to the music of the Union.
All Quotes are provided for educational purposes only and contributed by users.
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 El Defensor Chieftain
Sixteen-year-old Chris Hosgood knew he was a long way from New Jersey by the time he and his father, Mel Hosgood, reached Rufus and Charlotte Choate's ranch north of Pie Town.
Chris, recipient of a Hunt of a Lifetime, suffers from Hodgkin's Disease, and his dream ­ to go on an elk hunt ­ was about to be fulfilled.
Chris's elk permit was a landowner permit donated by Jerry McPhaul, Marvin Davis and Rufus Choate of Pie Town.
www.dchieftain.com /news/points4_11262003.html   (603 words)

  
 Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma
She was preceded in death by her parents, Rufus Choate and Mollie Brokeshoulder Choate.
Survivors include her husband, Jake Muskrat; daughter, Karia Dawn Muskrat; son, Alan Muskrat; brothers, Andrew Choate of Finley, Oklahoma, Rufus Choate Jr.
of Durant, Oklahoma, Franklin Choate of Bennington, Oklahoma, John Choate of Durant and Melvin Choate of El Cerrito, California; sisters, Ruth Choate Morgan of Purvis, Mississippi, and May Choate Varner of Blue, Oklahoma.
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 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
David Dempsey Choate b 22 Oct 1888 d.
Patrick Clayborne Choate b 1 Jan 1892 d.
Information on the James Rufus Choate family provided by R.
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 Rufus Choate
The American lawyer and orator Rufus Choate was born at Ipswich, Massachusetts, on the 1st of October 1799, the descendant of a family which settled in Massachusetts in 1667.
On Webster's re-election to the Senate, Choate resumed (1845) his law practice, which no amount of urging could ever persuade him to abandon for public office, save for a short term as attorney-general of Massachusetts in 1853-4.
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 Amherst College Biographical Record: Index of names -- Choate   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Every Choate that has been indexed so far.
Click on a name to see the relevant biography.
Please consult the Frequently Asked Questions list if you'd like an entry typed in, would like to obtain a photocopy, or would like more information about a specific graduate.
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