Joseph H. Choate, Jr.
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For the U.S. lawyer and diplomat, see Joseph Hodges Choate.
Joseph H. Choate, Jr. (February 2, 1876 – January 19, 1968) chaired the Voluntary Committee of Lawyers, a group established in 1927 that promoted the repeal of prohibition. Upon repeal in 1933, President Franklin Roosevelt named Choate the first head of the Federal Alcohol Control Administration (FACA).
[edit] Biography
He married Cora Oliver, daughter of General Robert Shaw Oliver in 1903. They had four children. He died in 1968.[1]
[edit] Quotes
One of Choate's very famous quotes was "You cannot live without lawyers, and certainly you cannot die without them."
[edit] References
- ^ "Joseph H. Choate, Lawyer, 91, Dead. Led Federal Unit to Guide Liquor Industry at Repeal". New York Times. January 20, 1968. http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F60713FF3E541A7493C2AB178AD85F4C8685F9. Retrieved 2010-11-04. "Joseph H. Choate Jr., a distinguished lawyer who was chairman of the Federal Alcohol Control Administration from 1933 to 1935, died today in his home on ..."
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