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Choate family of Salem, Massachusetts

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  George Choate (1761-1826) — of Ipswich, Essex County, Mass. Born in Ipswich, Essex County, Mass., February 24, 1761. Member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1814-17, 1819. Died February 6, 1826 (age 64 years, 347 days). Interment at Old Graveyard, Essex, Mass.
  Relatives: Son of William Choate and Mary (Giddings) Choate; married to Susanna Choate; father of George Choate (1796-1880); uncle of Rufus Choate; grandfather of William Gardner Choate and Joseph Hodges Choate; great-grandfather of Joseph Hodges Choate Jr.; second cousin thrice removed of Seth Low; second cousin four times removed of Abbot Augustus Low; third cousin twice removed of Alfred Avery Burnham.
  Political family: Choate family of Salem, Massachusetts (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  George Choate (1796-1880) — of Salem, Essex County, Mass. Born in Salem, Essex County, Mass., November 7, 1796. Physician; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1840. Died June 4, 1880 (age 83 years, 210 days). Interment at Harmony Grove Cemetery, Salem, Mass.
  Relatives: Son of George Choate (1761-1826) and Susanna (Choate) Choate; married to Margaret Manning Hodges; father of William Gardner Choate and Joseph Hodges Choate; grandfather of Joseph Hodges Choate Jr.; first cousin of Rufus Choate; second cousin twice removed of Seth Low; second cousin thrice removed of Abbot Augustus Low; fourth cousin once removed of Alfred Avery Burnham.
  Political family: Choate family of Salem, Massachusetts (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Rufus Choate (1799-1859) — of Salem, Essex County, Mass. Born in Hog Island, Ipswich, Essex County, Mass., October 1, 1799. Lawyer; member of Massachusetts state legislature, 1830; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 2nd District, 1831-35; U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, 1841-45; Massachusetts state attorney general, 1853-54; resigned 1854. Elected to the Hall of Fame for Great Americans in 1915. Died in Halifax, Nova Scotia, July 13, 1859 (age 59 years, 285 days). Interment at Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.
  Relatives: Son of David Choate and Miriam (Foster) Choate; married to Helen Olcott; nephew of George Choate (1761-1826); first cousin of George Choate (1796-1880); first cousin once removed of William Gardner Choate and Joseph Hodges Choate; first cousin twice removed of Joseph Hodges Choate Jr.; third cousin twice removed of Seth Low; third cousin thrice removed of Abbot Augustus Low; fourth cousin once removed of Alfred Avery Burnham.
  Political family: Choate family of Salem, Massachusetts (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  William Gardner Choate (1830-1920) — of New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in Salem, Essex County, Mass., August 30, 1830. Lawyer; U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of New York, 1878-81. Died in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., May 14, 1920 (age 89 years, 258 days). Interment at In Memoriam Cemetery, Wallingford, Conn.
  Relatives: Son of George Choate (1796-1880) and Margaret Manning (Hodges) Choate; brother of Joseph Hodges Choate; married, June 29, 1870, to Mary Lyman Atwater; uncle of Joseph Hodges Choate Jr.; grandson of George Choate (1761-1826); first cousin once removed of Rufus Choate; third cousin once removed of Seth Low; third cousin twice removed of Abbot Augustus Low.
  Political family: Choate family of Salem, Massachusetts (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Joseph Hodges Choate (1832-1917) — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Salem, Essex County, Mass., January 24, 1832. Lawyer; delegate to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1894; U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain, 1899-1905. English ancestry. Member, American Philosophical Society; American Bar Association; Union League. Died, of a heart attack, in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., May 14, 1917 (age 85 years, 110 days). Interment at Stockbridge Cemetery, Stockbridge, Mass.
  Relatives: Son of George Choate (1796-1880) and Margaret Manning (Hodges) Choate; brother of William Gardner Choate; married, October 16, 1861, to Caroline Dutcher Sterling; father of Joseph Hodges Choate Jr.; grandson of George Choate (1761-1826); first cousin once removed of Rufus Choate; third cousin once removed of Seth Low; third cousin twice removed of Abbot Augustus Low.
  Political family: Choate family of Salem, Massachusetts (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Cross-reference: William Phillips
  See also Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Joseph Hodges Choate Jr. (1876-1968) — also known as Joseph H. Choate, Jr. — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., February 2, 1876. Delegate to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933. Died in Mt. Kisco, Westchester County, N.Y., January 19, 1968 (age 91 years, 351 days). Interment at Stockbridge Cemetery, Stockbridge, Mass.
  Relatives: Son of Joseph Hodges Choate; nephew of William Gardner Choate; grandson of George Choate (1796-1880); great-grandson of George Choate (1761-1826); first cousin twice removed of Rufus Choate; fourth cousin of Seth Low; fourth cousin once removed of Abbot Augustus Low.
  Political family: Choate family of Salem, Massachusetts (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial

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