Portrait and biographical album of Sangamon County, Illinois . J^ 4£C Augustus c. French, Governor of Illinois from1846 to 1852, was born inthe town of Hill, in theState of New Hampshire,Aug. 2, 1S08. He was adescendant in the fourthgeneration ot , who emigrated from Englandin 16S7 and settled in Saybury, early life young French lost hisfather, but continued to receive in-struction from an exemplary andChristian mother until he was 19 yearsold, when she also died, confiding tohis care and trust four younger broth-ers and one sister. He discharged his trust withparental
Portrait and biographical album of Sangamon County, Illinois . J^ 4£C Augustus c. French, Governor of Illinois from1846 to 1852, was born inthe town of Hill, in theState of New Hampshire,Aug. 2, 1S08. He was adescendant in the fourthgeneration ot , who emigrated from Englandin 16S7 and settled in Saybury, early life young French lost hisfather, but continued to receive in-struction from an exemplary andChristian mother until he was 19 yearsold, when she also died, confiding tohis care and trust four younger broth-ers and one sister. He discharged his trust withparental devotion. His education in early life wasEuch mainly as a common school afforded. For aDrief period he attended Dartmouth College, butfrom pecuniary causes and the care of his brothersand sister, he did not graduate. He subsequentlyread law, and was admitted to the Bar in 1831, andshortly afterward removed to Illinois, settling first atAlbion, Edwards County, where he established him-self in the practice of law. The following year heremoved to Paris, Edgar
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