Choate

[ choht ]

/ tʃoʊt /

Joseph Hodges, 1832–1917, U.S. lawyer and diplomat.

Rufus, 1799–1859, U.S. lawyer, orator, and statesman.

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So we have a graduate of Choate or Beverly Hills High who attends Wharton, and goes to work for, say, Goldman Sachs.
Trustafarians Want to Tell You How to Live|Joel Kotkin|October 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
One of my favorite teachers at Choate, Mr. Yankus, had a similar warning against using the verb “to be” in any essay.
Anthony Grafton: How I Write|Noah Charney|July 17, 2013|DAILY BEAST
But embarrassed administrators at Choate have been in lockdown on disclosing details.
The Prep School Facebook Scandal|Lynnley Browning|November 22, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Don't generalize all Choate students to be in the same category as those girls.
The Prep School Facebook Scandal|Lynnley Browning|November 22, 2010|DAILY BEAST

With Choate, his library of some eight thousand volumes was his home, and "his authors were the loves of his life."
The Art of Cross-Examination|Francis L. Wellman
What has that young man done for you, my dear, young Choate?
The Prisoner|Alice Brown
It is hard to see how any man could be better equipped for professional practice than Mr. Choate was at this time.
Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 9|Various
Then it seemed to her that Choate did a thing unsurpassed in splendour.
The Prisoner|Alice Brown
The impudence of it, Choate knew, was only equalled by its coolness.
The Prisoner|Alice Brown