Joseph Hodges Choate (1832–1917) was an American lawyer and diplomat, known for his legal expertise and tenure as U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom.
Born in Salem, Massachusetts, Choate studied at Harvard College, graduating in 1852, then Harvard Law School (1854.) Admitted to the New York bar (1856,) he joined Evarts, Southmayd & Choate, one of the nation’s leading firms.
Choate handled major cases, including Kansas prohibition, Chinese exclusion, and the Income Tax Suit. He also advised on high-profile will disputes, including those of Samuel J. Tilden, Jane Stanford, and Alexander Turney Stewart.
Appointed U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom (1899–1905,) he later chaired the American delegation at the Second Hague Conference (1907,) promoting international diplomacy.
His publication The Life of Joseph Hodges Choate (1920) compiles his letters and reflections. His legal writings and speeches influenced American jurisprudence and international relations.
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You cannot live without the lawyers, and certainly you cannot die without them.
—Joseph Hodges Choate
Topics: Lawyers, Death and Dying
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