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Even though two of Carrie Choate’s brothers were Tennessee rebels, the Choates sheltered fugitive blacks in their house—risking its destruction by the mob for doing so—until Lincoln dispatched troops to restore order. Choate’s lasting distrust of the New York Irish as a political force probably stems from this bloody episode.
Oct 21, 2008 · Students can learn about the Choate family by investigating a room from their house, a deed from 1772, and artifacts that a family like the Choate's would have owned. In the mid-1760s, Abraham Choate had a 10-room house built in Ipswich, Massachusetts, for his wife, Sarah, and their growing family. The Choates were the first family to live in the house that is the focus of Within These Walls ...
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CHOATE, Joseph Hodges, lawyer, b. in Salem, Mass., 24 Jan., 1832; d. in New York City, 14 May, 1917, son of George and Margaret Manning (Hodges) Choate. His first paternal American ancestor, John Choate, emigrated from Colchester, England, in 1643, and settled in the town that is now Ipswich, Mass. His son Thomas was the first of the family to ...
It is my privilege to write about our beloved brother J.C. Choate, who was indeed a great soldier in God's army, and a great servant in the Lord's kingdom. When Moses died, God said, "Moses, My servant, is dead" (Joshua J :2). I believe God would have said the same words for J.C. FRANCIS DAVID.
- Old New England Name
- Energetic Fundraiser and Board Member
- Made Irish Enemies
- Served Six Years as Ambassador
- Active in International Peace Efforts
- Books
Choate was the scion of one of Massachusetts's Puritan-era families. An ancestor, John Choate, sailed there from England in 1643, and a number of his descendants had distinguished themselves by the time of Joseph Hodges Choate's birth in 1832. There were farmers of Hog Island, sometimes called Choate Island, in Ipswich Bay of Massachusetts; another...
Choate married Caroline Dutcher Sterling of Cleveland, Ohio, in 1861. In his after-work hours, he played a key role in the foundation of some of New York City's finest institutions. He was a member of the founding board of the American Museum of Natural History and a trustee of it until his death. For the Metropolitan Museum of Art, he served as an...
Not surprisingly, Choate was known for a biting wit that sometimes bordered on sarcasm. He earned a fair amount of enmity among Americans of Irish descent for a speech he delivered in 1893 before the St. Patrick's Society of New York. There were many Irish-American politicians in the audience, and the question of Home Rulefor Ireland, free of Engli...
In 1899 Choate was appointed Ambassador to the Court of St. James, one of the most coveted of all diplomatic postings, by President McKinley. The appointment aroused an outcry from some Irish-Americans, and one journal termed it "a cruel insult" on the part of McKinley. Choate met both Queen Victoria and her successor, Edward VII. His six years in ...
Choate's time in London was a pleasant and prestigious one, but he was sometimes known to ruffle the more formal English aristocracy. Once, as guest at a manor home, he was reportedly mistaken for a butler by an English aristocrat, who gave the ambassador the command, "Call me a cab," according to Strong's 1917 biography. Choate allegedly replied, ...
Dictionary of American BiographyBase Set, American Council of Learned Societies, 1928-1936. Strong, Theron G., Joseph H. Choate: New Englander, New Yorker, Lawyer, Ambassador,Dodd, Mead and Company, 1917. □
The names of their children are Mary, Ellen, Richard, William, Charley, Henry and Samuel. David Choates father was Silas Choate whose first wife was Isabell Brown. Their children were Delilah, Sanders, John and James. His second wife was Cathrine McCameron. The children by this marriage were Celia, William, David, Polly, Nancy and Susan.
inherited his father's land and may have converted this inheritance into ownership of "Choate's Fancy" in 1722. Edward [1687] may have had to work the land for 13 years before being able to purchase "Choate's Delight" in 1731. Christopher [1685] home at "Choate's Fancy" was about 14 miles from St. Paul's old church, 10 miles from the
