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He was born in Ohio and in a log cabin . He had worked his way up from driving mules on the Ohio towpaths of the Ohio Canal. He served as president of the Hiram College in Ohio, a member of the Church of Christ and a lay preacher. This Ohio native was sworn in as president on March 4, 1881.

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