释义 |
Choate, Joseph H. Choate, Joseph H. (Hodges)(1832–1917) lawyer, diplomat; born in Salem, Mass. President of many clubs and cultural organizations in New York, he argued landmark antitrust, libel, admiralty, and income tax cases over a 55-year legal career. He achieved major success as ambassador to Great Britain (1899–1905) and as a leader at the Second Hague Conference (1907). |