HORACE MANN

Mann, Horace (1796-1859) — of Massachusetts. Born in Franklin, Norfolk County, Mass., May 4, 1796. Lawyer; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives; member of Massachusetts state senate; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 8th District, 1848-53; Free Soil candidate for Governor of Massachusetts, 1852. Leader in achieving major reforms of public schools; elected to the Hall of Fame for Great Americans in 1900. Died in Yellow Springs, Greene County, Ohio, August 2, 1859. Interment at North Burial Ground, Providence, R.I.
Parents: Thomas Mann, Rebecca Stanley
Spouse 1: Charlotte Messer
Born: 2 Feb 1809 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Died: 1 Aug 1832 in Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts
Marriage: 29 Sep 1830
Children Sex Birth
Spouse 2: Mary Tyler Peabody
Born: 16 Nov 1806 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Died: 11 Feb 1887 in Jamaica Plain, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Marriage: 1 May 1843 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Children Sex Birth
Horace Mann M 1844 in Franklin, Norfolk, Massachusetts
George Mann M 1845 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Benjamin Pickman Mann M 30 Apr 1848 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts

Sources:
United States Federal Census
Vital Records
The Political Graveyard
Submitted by Deborah Crowell