Birth: May 4,1796 Death: August 2, 1859 Hometown: Franklin, Massachusetts Mann grew up in Rev. Dr. Nathanial Emmons’

Calvinist-based congregational church, but when his brother Stephen drowned, Mann, who was fourteen at the time, began preaching about descending into hell, a fate that awaited unconverted souls

From there, Mann renounced his Calvinist beliefs and set out to live a life believing in God’s benevolence and fair treatment

Education: Attended and graduated from both Brown University of Providence Rhode Island and Litchfield Law School in Litchfield, Connecticut

After graduating from these two schools, Horace Mann moved to Dedham, Massachusetts in 1823, began practicing law, and joined the First Unitarian Parish Church of Dedham

During the years 1827 to 1832, Mann served successfully on the Massachusetts Legislature

In 1830, Horace Mann married Charlotte whose father was the President of Brown University; unfortunately, she died two years after their marriage

At the end of his third year on the Massachusetts Senate, Mann, in 1837, ended his career as a senator and joined the Massachusetts Board of Education as a Secretary

Standards Changed During Mann’s Period of Service:

Fund increases for schools The effective training of teachers Implementing a better school curriculum The grading of students based upon their age Lengthening of the school year Advocated for the end of corporal punishment, the use of

whips and rods to punish children, in public schools

“Be ashamed to die until you have won some victory for humanity.“- Horace

Mann

Work as an Abolitionist: In 1848 Horace Mann was elected to Congress and replaced the

deceased John Quincy Adams During his term, he engaged himself deeply in the fight against

slavery Work for the Mentally Ill: During the time he served on the Massachusetts Legislature, Mann

was the fundamental key in getting an asylum built for the mentally ill in Worcester

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