The memorial history of Hartford County, Connecticut, 1633-1884; . s a success-ful merchant and an honoredand useful citizen, serving the town in every capacity and every officewithin its gift, including that of probate judge. He was six years arepresentative in the House and four years in the State Senate. Hewas the candidate of the Conservative party for governor in 1842. Hedied ]\[arch 31, 1866, in his eighty-fifth year. Dr. Sylvester Graham wasborn at West Suffield, July 5,1794, and died at Northampton,Mass., ,1851. He was theyoungest and seventeenth childof the Rev. John Graham, Jr

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The memorial history of Hartford County, Connecticut, 1633-1884; . s a success-ful merchant and an honoredand useful citizen, serving the town in every capacity and every officewithin its gift, including that of probate judge. He was six years arepresentative in the House and four years in the State Senate. Hewas the candidate of the Conservative party for governor in 1842. Hedied ]\[arch 31, 1866, in his eighty-fifth year. Dr. Sylvester Graham wasborn at West Suffield, July 5,1794, and died at Northampton,Mass., ,1851. He was theyoungest and seventeenth childof the Rev. John Graham, Jr.,and grandson of the Rev. JohnGraham, of Woodbury. He en-tered Amherst Colle2:e in 1823,and there exhibited great pow-ers of elocution. In 1826 hebecame a preacher in the Presby-terian church. In 1830 he wasemployed as a lecturer by thePennsylvania Temperance Soci-ety. He soon came to the beliefthat the only permanent remedyfor intemperance, and the onlyprevention and cure of disease,lay in the adoptionof correct habits ofliving ; and he be-came the advocate of.

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