Rufus Choate filled this man's vacated seat in the Senate when he got a better job, fitting since the two were close friends.
Rufus Choate filled this man's vacated seat in the Senate when he got a better job, fitting since the two were close friends. He famously contested the will of Stephen Girard, which attempted to mandate that no religious doctrine be promoted in accordance with it. He died on his estate in Marshfield in 1852, and was replaced by Edward Everett as Secretary of State. Years earlier, he commemorated the Plymouth landing and 50-year anniversary of the Battle of Bunker Hill, and answered Senator Robert Young Hayne with a rejection of nullification. Also Secretary of State under Tyler, FTP, name this great orator, lawyer, and statesman who signed a treaty with Ashburton.
Rufus Choate filled this man's vacated seat in the Senate when he got a better job, fitting since the two were close friends.
Daniel {Webster}