After graduating from Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio, in 1832 he went on to study law at Yale University, and upon his graduation from Yale in 1835, moved to Bloomington, Illinois, to practice law.
After graduating from Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio, in 1832, he went on to study law at Yale University. Upon his graduation from Yale in 1835, moved to Bloomington, Illinois, to practice law.