. Portrait and biographical album of Green Lake, Marquette and Waushara counties, Wisconsin ... -m^i HOUGH quiet and unassum-ing in bolli manners andmethod, Mr. Lewis lias en-jojed an unusuall} long listof honors in his adoptedState. He was born at Claren-don, N. Y., Oct. 30, 1819, hisfather being of New Englandand his mother of Scotch par-rents. He tiuis inherited pa-1^ tience, economjs energy andintegrity. After receiving a com-mon-school education, James wassent first sent to Clarkson Acad-emy and then to Clinton Seminary,in which he pursued tiie English classical course ofstudy. Fond from
. Portrait and biographical album of Green Lake, Marquette and Waushara counties, Wisconsin ... -m^i HOUGH quiet and unassum-ing in bolli manners andmethod, Mr. Lewis lias en-jojed an unusuall} long listof honors in his adoptedState. He was born at Claren-don, N. Y., Oct. 30, 1819, hisfather being of New Englandand his mother of Scotch par-rents. He tiuis inherited pa-1^ tience, economjs energy andintegrity. After receiving a com-mon-school education, James wassent first sent to Clarkson Acad-emy and then to Clinton Seminary,in which he pursued tiie English classical course ofstudy. Fond from boyhood of military tactics, heearly joined the State Militia, and was an activeand enthusiastic soldier. In 1838 he was madeSergeant, and in 1840 Lieutenant of the 215thRegiment. Having to rely upon his own resources, he taughtschool in Western New York in 1840-41-42, andthus earned and saved money enough to enablehim to pursue the study of law, which he began in1842 in the otKce of Gov. Henry R. Selden, atClarkson. After completing his studies and secur-ing admission to tiie bar, he start
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