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  Horace Mann is born.
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  Horace Mann grew up a poor, not well cared for boy.
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  Horace Mann attended Brown University to study Law.
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  Horace Mann graduates from Brown University.
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  Started serving as a representative on the Massachusetts General Court from Dedham.
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  Horace Mann marries Charlotte Messer.
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  Mann is elected Whig senator in Massachusetts. He serves as president of the senate from 1836 to 1837.
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  Mann is elected to the Massachusetts Board of Education.
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  Mann is elected from the Eight District to the House of Representatives.
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  Horace Mann dies of an illness.
