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Born
Born in Florida, Missouri. He was the son of Jane and John Clemens and was the sixth child to be born out of seven. But only 3 of his siblings survived. -
His Family
When Samuel Clemens was 11, his father died of pneumonia, then in 1851 he became a typesetter, which is just like a journalist except for he did the humor comics in the Hannibal Newspaper, which was owned by his brother,Orion. His Mom and Dad had 7 kids total, most of which died (3 of his siblings survived) -
Moves
He was born in Florida Missouri, but then moved to Hannibal Missouri when he was four, then he grew up there with his family. he later then moved to San Francisco, California as a journalist -
Marriage
They had 4 children together (Langdon, Susy, Clara, Jean) Their first date was to a reading by Charles Dickens and she rejected his proposal twice before accepting it in 1870 -
Famous Achievements
He was a famous Writer and Public Speaker. He wrote the books The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn. He was given the award "Master of Art" degree from Yale University in 1888. And wrote many other books. -
World Tour
Whent on a world tour to Australia, Canada, India and New Zealand. He didnt return until all his debt was paid off. -
Awards
Recieved a reward by Yale University, the award was the honorary Doctor of Letters degree -
Oxford Award
He recieved the same award that he got from Yale (doctor of letters award) -
Redding Connecticut
He moved to Redding Conneticut after the death of his wife and daughter -
Died
He died when he was 74 in Redding Connecticut. People say that he died of a broken heart, but he died from a heart attack (angina pectoris)
