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Birth
May 4, 1796, Franklin, MA -
School
Went to Brown University and studied in law -
Massachusetts state legislature
Served as a representative in the Massachusetts state legislature -
Created first board of education
Served as Massachusetts state senator; signed into law the bill that created the first state board of education in the United States -
State board of Education
Horace became the first secretary of the State Board of Education in Massachusetts -
Common School Journal
He started a biweekly journal, Common School Journal, in 1838 -
State sponsored school
the first several Massachusetts state-sponsored schools were established in Lexington -
Death
August 2, 1859, Yellow Springs, OH
