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A book is the only immortality.
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Rufus Choate (2)
Birth: | 1st October, 1799 |
Death: | 13th July, 1859 |
Nationality: | American |
Profession: | Lawyer |
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Rufus Choate, American lawyer and orator, was born in Ipswich, Massachusetts, a descendant of an English family which settled in Massachusetts in 1643. His first cousin, physician George Choate, was the father of George C. S. Choate and Joseph Hodges Choate. Rufus Choate's birthplace, Choate House, remains virtually unchanged to this day.
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