RUFUS CHOATE, SR.

Choate, Rufus Sr. (1799-1859) — of Salem, Essex County, Mass. Born in Hog Island, Essex County, Mass., October 1, 1799. Lawyer; member of Massachusetts state legislature; 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. Interment at Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.
Spouse: Helen b. abt 1803 New Hampshire
Children
Helen b. abt 1830 Mass.
Sarah b. abt 1832 New Hampshire
Rufus b. 1834 Mass.
Maria b. abt 1835 Mass.

Sources:
United States Federal Census
Massachusetts Vital Records
The Political Graveyard
Submitted by Deborah Crowell