Henry Clay Dean - Early Life and Education

Early Life and Education

Dean was born in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, October 27, 1822. Named for the Senator from Kentucky, Henry Clay, Dean was born just two years after Clay guided the Missouri Compromise into law. He was one of three sons of Caleb Dean, a stonemason. He was a graduate of Madison College in Pennsylvania. He taught for a time in the area and studied law.

Dean married Christiana Margaret Haigler Jan. 19, 1847 and together has six children, John Willey Dean, Charles Caleb Dean, Henry Clay Dean Jr., Mary Jermima Dean, George James Dean, Christiana Margaret Dean, Virginia Rebecca "Vinnie" Dean.

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