Education
He was educated at the Buffalo Academy. At the age of 16 he taught school for three months. He then attended Marshall College at Guyandotte, Virginia for three months. At the time the college was teaching mostly secondary subjects. Then at age 17 he taught school for another three months. Afterward he ended his formal teaching and education, however he continued studying law with his brother Thomas, who would go on to graduate from Washington College with a Bachelor of Law.
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