Portrait and biographical album of Mahaska County, Iowa, containing full page portraits and biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens of the county, together with portraits and biographies of all the governors of Iowa, and of the presidents of the United States . s, sweetness of dis-position, graceful manners and ex-quisite sensibilities. She died in1831; having lived to see her son ayoung man of distinguished prom-ise, though she was not permitted to witness the highdignity which he finally attained. In consequence of the secluded home and limitedmeans of his father, Mill
Portrait and biographical album of Mahaska County, Iowa, containing full page portraits and biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens of the county, together with portraits and biographies of all the governors of Iowa, and of the presidents of the United States . s, sweetness of dis-position, graceful manners and ex-quisite sensibilities. She died in1831; having lived to see her son ayoung man of distinguished prom-ise, though she was not permitted to witness the highdignity which he finally attained. In consequence of the secluded home and limitedmeans of his father, Millard enjoyed but slender ad-vantages for education in his early years. The com-mon schools, which he occasionally attended werevery imperfect institutions; and books were scarceand expensive. There was nothing then in his char-acter to indicate the brilliant career upon which hewas about to enter. He was a plain farmers boy;intelligent, good-looking, kind-hearted. The sacredinfluences of home had taught him to revere the Bible,and had laid the foundations of an upright fourteen years of age, his father sent himsome hundred miles from home, to the then wilds ofLivingston County, to learn the trade of a the mill there was a small villiage, where some. enterprising man had commenced the collection of avillage library. This proved an inestimable blessingto young Fillmore. His evenings were spent in read-ing. Soon every leisure moment was occupied withbooks. His thirst for knowledge became insatiate;and the selections which he made were continuallymore elevating and instructive. He read historybiography, oratory, and thus gradually there was enkindled in his heart a desire to be something morethan a mere worker with his hands; and he was be-coming, almost unknown to himself, a well-informed,educated man. The young clothier had now attained the age ofnineteen years, and was of fine personal appearanceand of gentlemanly demeanor. It so happened thatthere wa
Size: 1145px × 2181px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1800, bookdecade1880, bookpublisherchica, bookyear1887
