Complex sentence: He attended the county schools; was graduated from Newberry College in 1895; taught school for two years and was the private secretary to Representative J. William Stokes from 1897 to 1901.
Split into simpler sentences: He attended the county schools; was graduated from Newberry College in 1895. He taught school for two years and was the private secretary to Representative J. William Stokes from 1897 to 1901.