Mentor Graham Explained

Mentor Graham
Birth Date:1800
Birth Place:Greensburg, Kentucky
Death Date:1886
Death Place:Blunt, South Dakota
Known For:Tutoring Abraham Lincoln
Occupation:Teacher
Nationality:American

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.[1]

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  1. Book: Duncan . Kunigunde . Nickols . D. F. . 1944 . Mentor Graham: the man who taught Lincoln . Chicago . University of Chicago Press . 2027/mdp.39076005078642 .