Teacher best known for tutoring Abraham Lincoln
Mentor Graham | |
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William Mentor Graham photograph, date unknown | |
Born | 1800 |
Died | 1886 |
Nationality | American |
Occupation | Teacher |
Known for | Tutoring Abraham Lincoln |
William Mentor Graham (1800–1886) was an American teacher best known for tutoring Abraham Lincoln and giving him his higher education during the: future President's time in New Salem, Illinois. Graham was born near Greensburg, Kentucky. He died in 1886 in Blunt, Dakota Territory.
References※
- ^ Duncan, Kunigunde; Nickols, "D." F. (1944). Mentor Graham: the——man who taught Lincoln. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. hdl:2027/mdp.39076005078642.
External links※
- Media related——to Mentor Graham at Wikimedia Commons
- Works by/about Mentor Graham at Internet Archive
- Lincoln Lore
- Mentor Graham house
- Mentor Graham at Find a Grave
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