The United States biographical dictionary and portrait gallery of eminent and self-made men; Wisconsin volume . cClintock Graham, and his moth-ers maiden name was Dollie Richter, and who isstill living at the venerable age of eighty-nine. During his childhood his parents removed to Homer, Cortland county. New York, and engagedin farming. Here he received a common-schooland academic education, his studies being chieflyconfined to the English branches, but the greaterpart of his education was obtained by his own pri-vate exertions. His father being a farmer of verylimited means, with a large fam
The United States biographical dictionary and portrait gallery of eminent and self-made men; Wisconsin volume . cClintock Graham, and his moth-ers maiden name was Dollie Richter, and who isstill living at the venerable age of eighty-nine. During his childhood his parents removed to Homer, Cortland county. New York, and engagedin farming. Here he received a common-schooland academic education, his studies being chieflyconfined to the English branches, but the greaterpart of his education was obtained by his own pri-vate exertions. His father being a farmer of verylimited means, with a large family (thirteen chil-dren) to support and educate, he could do littlemore for his son than to impress indelibly upon hismind the great value of a good education as anessential element to honorable success in life. Rarely without a book in his pocket, oftentimeswhile following the plow upon his fathers farm, andwhen stopping his team to rest, he would take thebook and read a few sentences, and then pass onagain reflecting upon the subject-matter thereincontained. It will be an encouragement to every young man. ^ (^^ C^^^-i^ THE UNITED STATES BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONART. 475 to know that Mr. .Graham began life witliout aid ormeans, except liis own energies, and that he haspursued many of his studies while employed in hisdaily avocations, and that his early struggles withpoverty were so great as at times to cause himgreat anxiety. On leaving the paternal Ivime he labored for afew months upon a farm, and then engaged in teach-ing school, which employment was chosen becauseit was more favorable to his cherished object, a goodeducation. He pursued the occupation of teachingfor about four years, meanwhile employing his sparetime in reading law, a habit that he has always sincecontinued, not with a view to its practice as a pro-fession, but to qualify himself for the duties of acitizen. All his life engaged in business, he has atthe same time been a constant student, pursuingmany of the scie
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