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From the age of 10 to 15, he was apprenticed to tailor James Selby, who had also educated his older brother William.
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Which president couldn't read or write til after he was married?
Andrew Johnson was the President who was taught to read and write by his wife. His wife would read to him and this is how he learned to read and write.
Who was the president who married his wife who taught him to read?
Andrew Johnson.
Which president didn't learn to read until he was 17?
Andrew Johnson
Who is the US President that cannot read nor cannot write?
No President was illiterate at the time of his election, but Andrew Johnson learned to read only as an adult, when he was taught to read by his wife.
What president was taught by his wife?
I am guessing you are thinking of Andrew Johnson, whose wife taught his to read.
What grade did Andrew Johnson stop at?
Andrew Johnson never went to school at all. His mother sold him as an apprentice to a tailor and that is what he did. He eventually opened his own shop and with the help of friends and his wife learned to read and write.
Who were the teachers of president Andrew Johnson?
He never went school. He was apprenticed to James J. Selby who taught him tailoring. His wife gave him lessons in reading and writing. James Litchford whom he worked for and a Dr. Hill read him famous speeches before he learned to read himself.
What president never made it past sixth grade?
Andrew Johnson, he was born in poverty, he never attended school, and he taught himself to read and write.
What president learned to read from his wife?
president yo mama`
What did Andrew Johnson like to do when he was a kid?
write and read books
Where did Andrew Johnson go to school?
Johnson had no formal education whatsoever. His father died and his mother had no money, so Johnson was apprenticed to a tailor while still a boy. Various friends and his wife helped him learn to read after he was an adult.
Which president was illiterate until the age seventeen?
Andrew Johnson married Eliza McCardle Johnson at the age of 19. He never attended any type of school; he credited his wife with teaching him to read and write.
