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Choate (surname)
Choate is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Anne Hyde Choate (1886–1967), early Girl Scout leader * Charles Edward Choate (1865–1929), American architect * Clyde L. Choate (1920–2001), American politician *Don Choate (born 1938), former American professional baseball player * Emett Clay Choate (1891–1974), American lawyer *George Cheyne Shattuck Choate (1827–1896), American physician *Jeff Choate (born 1970), American football head coach for the Montana State Bobcats *Joseph Hodges Choate (1832–1917), American lawyer and politician * Joseph H. Choate Jr. (1876–1968), American lawyer * Mark Choate, history professor at Brigham Young University * Matthew Choate (born 1971), legislator in the Vermont senate * Nathaniel Choate (1899–1965), American painter and sculptor *Pat Choate (born 1941), American economist and politician *Putt Choate (born 1956), former linebacker in the NFL * Randy Choate (born 1975), American baseball pitcher * Robert B. Choate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anne Hyde Choate
Anne Hyde Clarke Choate (October 27, 1886 – May 17, 1967) was an early and prominent leader in the Girl Scouts of the USA and in the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS). Biography Born Anne Hyde Clarke in New York, her godmother was Juliette Gordon Low, later to be founder of the Girl Scouts in the United States. At Low's invitation she visited England, during which trip she met her future husband Arthur Choate, nephew of Joseph Choate, the U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain. They married in 1907 and lived in Pleasantville, New York. They had five children. He died in 1962. In 1915, at the request of Juliette Low, she started working with the new troop in Pleasantville. In 1916 she became a national vice president for the Girl Scouts, and in 1920 she became the second president, succeeding Juliette Low. After she finished her term in 1922, she turned to international Scouting, though she remained a vice-president until 1937 and an ex officio member o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Choate
Mark Irvan Choate is an American soldier, diplomat, and academic. He is a history professor at Brigham Young University and adjunct research professor at the Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College, specializing in international relations, the history of migration and colonialism, and grand strategy. He emphasizes the relationships between international emigration, immigration, and colonialism, and transnational influences in the fields of diplomacy, trade, currency exchange, and military power. Early life After living in Pago Pago, American Samoa, and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, as a child, Choate grew up in rural Osage County, Oklahoma, and graduated from Charles Page High School in Sand Springs. While a freshman at Yale College, he enlisted as a medic in the 179th Infantry Regiment (United States), Army National Guard, using the G.I. Bill to help pay for school. Fellowships and memberships He has been a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society since 2008, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rufus Choate
Rufus Choate (October 1, 1799July 13, 1859) 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 successfully won a record judgement of $22,500 for a badly injured widow, the most ever awarded to a plaintiff at the time. Along with his colleague and close associate Daniel Webster, he is also regarded as one of the greatest orators of his age. Among his most famous orations are his ''Address on The'' ''Colonial Age of New England'' delivered at the centennial celebration of the settlement of Ipswich, Massachusetts in 1831 and his ''Address on The Age of the Pilgrims as the Heroic Period of Our History'' before the New En ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert B
The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honour, praise, renown" and ''berht'' "bright, light, shining"). It is the second most frequently used given name of ancient Germanic origin. It is also in use as a surname. Another commonly used form of the name is Rupert. After becoming widely used in Continental Europe it entered England in its Old French form ''Robert'', where an Old English cognate form (''Hrēodbēorht'', ''Hrodberht'', ''Hrēodbēorð'', ''Hrœdbœrð'', ''Hrœdberð'', ''Hrōðberχtŕ'') had existed before the Norman Conquest. The feminine version is Roberta. The Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form is Roberto. Robert is also a common name in many Germanic languages, including English, German, Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish, Scots, Danish, and Icelandic. It can be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Randy Choate
Randol Doyle Choate (born September 5, 1975) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. The New York Yankees selected him in the 1997 Major League Baseball (MLB) draft from Florida State University. Choate made his MLB debut for the Yankees in 2000, and also pitched for the Arizona Diamondbacks, Tampa Bay Rays, Florida/Miami Marlins, Los Angeles Dodgers, and St. Louis Cardinals. He won the 2000 World Series with the Yankees, beating the New York Mets. As a left-handed relief pitcher, Choate appeared mainly in matchups against left-handed hitters. His pitching style featured a sidearm-delivery style that hid the ball effectively from left-handed hitters, while only marginally so against right-handed hitters. His repertoire featured almost exclusively a sinking fastball and slider combination. Early life and amateur career Choate was born in San Antonio, Texas. He attended Churchill High School in San Antonio, and was a letterman in baseball. He then attended Flor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Putt Choate
Mark Putnam "Putt" Choate (born December 11, 1956) is a former linebacker in the National Football League. Biography Choate was born on December 11, 1956 in Big Spring, Texas. Choate attended Coahoma, Texas High School before attending Southern Methodist University. Career Choate was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Atlanta Falcons in May 1979. He spent the entire 1979 season on injured reserve after suffering a broken leg in training camp on August 13, 1979. He was released by the Falcons following the season and then was cut by the Houston Oilers on August 1, 1980. After spending two years out of football, Choate was signed as a free agent by the USFL's Denver Gold on December 7, 1982. In 1983, Choate started all 18 games for the Gold and recorded a team-high 178 tackles. He also rushed 5 times for 148 yards for 2 touchdowns - both scored on fake punts. Prior to the 1984 campaign, Choate was surprisingly traded by the Gold to the expansion San Antonio Gunslingers o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pat Choate
Pat Choate (; born April 27, 1941) is an American economist who is most known for being the 1996 Reform Party candidate for Vice President of the United States, the running-mate of Ross Perot. Following the 1996 election, the Federal Election Commission certified the Reform Party as a national political party eligible for federal campaign matching funds, a historic first. Life and career Choate was born in Maypearl, Texas, the son of Bettie Lee (Simpson) and Frank William Choate. He is the director of the Manufacturing Policy Project, which studies long-term U.S. economic policy. He previously worked as Director of Research and Planning for the Oklahoma Industrial Development Commission; as Tennessee's first Commissioner of Economic and Community Development; as the Director of the Appalachian and then Southern Regional Offices of the U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration (EDA); as Director of the EDA Office of Economic Research; as the Senior Econom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nathaniel Choate
Nathaniel Choate (1899-1965) was an American painter and sculptor who served as vice president of the National Sculpture Society. Choate worked with varied materials, including aluminum, bronze, marble, and onyx. He regularly showcased his work at the National Academy of Design in New York City and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The National Academy of Design elected him an affiliated academician in 1955. In 1961, the Society of Medalists issued their 64th medallion in his honor. Choate also possessed the National Advertising Award from the Outdoor Advertising Association of America. Early life and education Choate was born in Southboro, Massachusetts, on December 26, 1899, to Edward Carlisle and Gertrude Mabel (McNeil) Choate. In 1918, he graduated from Morristown School, now Morristown-Beard School, in Morristown, New Jersey. Choate then received his bachelor's degree from Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in 1922. While ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matthew Choate
Matthew Choate (born May 6, 1971) was a legislator in the Vermont Senate. He was elected in 2008. He was one of two senators in the Caledonia Vermont Senate District, 2002–2012. He resides in St. Johnsbury, Vermont. He is a Democrat. Biography Choate was born in St. Johnsbury, Vermont May 6, 1971. He was the eldest son of Jonathan and Wanda Rexford Choate. He graduated from the University of Vermont with a Bachelor of Science in biochemistry in 1992 and a bachelor of science in nursing in 1997. He was a nurse manager, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Emergency Clinical Coordinator, Central Vermont Hospital Center. He was a nurse at the Vermont Poison Center, Fletcher Allen Health Care The University of Vermont Medical Center (UVMMC) is a five-campus academic medical facility under the corporate umbrella of the University of Vermont Health Network that is anchored by a 562-bed hospital. UVMMC is located in Burlington, Vermon .... He currently manages the pediatric ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph H
Joseph is a common male given name, derived from the Hebrew Yosef (יוֹסֵף). "Joseph" is used, along with "Josef", mostly in English, French and partially German languages. This spelling is also found as a variant in the languages of the modern-day Nordic countries. In Portuguese and Spanish, the name is " José". In Arabic, including in the Quran, the name is spelled '' Yūsuf''. In Persian, the name is "Yousef". The name has enjoyed significant popularity in its many forms in numerous countries, and ''Joseph'' was one of the two names, along with '' Robert'', to have remained in the top 10 boys' names list in the US from 1925 to 1972. It is especially common in contemporary Israel, as either "Yossi" or "Yossef", and in Italy, where the name "Giuseppe" was the most common male name in the 20th century. In the first century CE, Joseph was the second most popular male name for Palestine Jews. In the Book of Genesis Joseph is Jacob's eleventh son and Rachel's first son, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Edward Choate
Charles E. Choate (August 31, 1865 – November 16, 1929) was a U.S. architect who worked in Georgia, Florida, and Alabama. He designed numerous buildings that are listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. He was born Charles Edward on August 31, 1865, in Houston County, Georgia. He studied at the University of Georgia. His niece was Macon architect Ellamae Ellis League. He died in Maysville, Kentucky in 1929. Works His works include: * First Methodist Episcopal Church (1907), junction of Third Ave. and Third St., Stillmore, Georgia Stillmore is a city in Emanuel County, Georgia, United States. The population was 532 at the 2010 census, down from 730 in 2000. Geography Stillmore is located in southeastern Emanuel County at (32.441176, -82.214637). Georgia State Route 57 ..., NRHP-listed With (see photo captions page 33 of text document). * Holt Brothers Banking Company Building, 100-106 Malone St., Sandersville, GA, NRHP-listed * James E. Johnson House, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Hodges Choate
Joseph Hodges Choate (January 24, 1832 – May 14, 1917) was an American lawyer and diplomat. Choate was associated with many of the most famous litigations in American legal history, including the Kansas prohibition cases, the Chinese exclusion cases, the Isaac H. Maynard election returns case, the Income Tax Suit, and the Samuel J. Tilden, Jane Stanford, and Alexander Turney Stewart will cases. In the public sphere, he was influential in the founding of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Early life Choate was born in Salem, Massachusetts on January 24, 1832. He was the son of Margaret Manning (''née'' Hodges) Choate and physician George Choate. Among his siblings were William Gardner Choate, a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, Dr. George Cheyne Shattuck Choate, and a sister, Caroline Choate. His father's first cousin (his first cousin once removed) was Rufus Choate, a U.S. Representative and U.S. Senat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
