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Signature of Rufus Choate

Rufus Choate

American politician (1799–1859)

† 1859-07-13 · Authors · Writer; cross-wiki notability: present on 10 language Wikipedias
License & source
Public domain · Wikidata
Life

Rufus Choate was born on October 1, 1799 in Ipswich and died on July 13, 1859 in Halifax, aged 59. Recorded occupations: politician, lawyer and writer. Country of citizenship: United States. Positions held include United States representative, member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, Massachusetts Attorney General, member of the State Senate of Massachusetts, United States senator and board member. Educated at Dartmouth College and Harvard Law School. Member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences and Phi Beta Kappa Society.

At a glance
Born
October 1, 1799 · Ipswich
Died
July 13, 1859 · Halifax
Age at death
59
Citizenship
United States
Occupations
politician, lawyer, writer
Positions held
United States representative, member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, Massachusetts Attorney General, member of the State Senate of Massachusetts, United States senator, board member
Education
Dartmouth College, Harvard Law School
Wikipedia editions
10 languages
Signature licence
Public domain
About this signature

This image of Rufus Choate's signature comes from Wikimedia Commons (Wikidata P109 signature file). Its licence is recorded as Public domain, with the file credited to Rufus Choate. It is linked to the person through Wikidata property P109 (signature), which ties a documented individual to a specific archived file. We show the file as published and do not redraw or retouch it. Deceased 1859: low publicity-rights risk.

Biographical facts: Wikidata Q2174770 (CC0), retrieved 2026-10-13. Read more about Rufus Choate on Wikipedia.

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