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Rufus Choate

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American politician (1799-1859)

United StatesPoliticiansLived 1799 to 1859 · aged 59
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Rufus Choate was an American lawyer, orator, and senator who represented Massachusetts as a member of the Whig Party. He is regarded as one of the greatest American lawyers of the 19th century, arguing over a thousand cases in a lifetime practice extending to virtually every branch of the law then recognized.

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Statue of Rufus Choate by noted American sculptor Daniel Chester French at the John Adams Courthouse in Boston, MassachusettsStatue of Rufus Choate by noted American sculptor Daniel Chester French at the John Adams Courthouse in Boston, MassachusettsChoate lived on Winthrop Place, Boston, 1851-1859[6]Choate lived on Winthrop Place, Boston, 1851-1859[6]

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Rufus Choate was an American lawyer, orator, and senator who represented Massachusetts as a member of the Whig Party. He is regarded as one of the greatest American lawyers of the 19th century, arguing over a thousand cases in a lifetime practice extending to virtually every branch of the law then recognized. Notably, he was one of the pioneers of the legal technique of arousing jury sympathy in tort cases. In one instance, he won a record judgement of $22,500 for a badly injured widow, the most ever awarded to a plaintiff at the time.

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Lived 1799 to 1859 · aged 59
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