The record-union., 1891-11-27
OF HUMBLE ORIGIN
Men Born of Poor Parents who Have
Become Famous

Luther was of ''humble origin" Lat
liners father was an honest yeoman.
The crusty John Knox was the son of
''obscure parents,n while Calvin was the
son of a cooper. Zwingli's father was a
poor peasant. The eloquent Richard BaX
ter was the son of a small farmer. Jeremy
Taylor's father was barber. Doddridge
was the son of an Gilman. Isaac Barrow,
that eloquent divine, was the son of a
linen draper. George Whitefelds S father
was an innkeeper. Pope Adrian's father
was q beggar while Plus w, V. and
Sixtus Y. were of ''mean birth" From
the pulpit to the forum is easy. The
The great Lord Eldon was the son of q
boatman. Lord Loughborough WAS the
son of small farmer. Lord Chancellor
Hardwicke was a peasant, according to
Lord Mansfield. Thomas a-Becket's
father was a small merchant. The learned
Hale was the son of clothier. A large
number of the Lord ChancellorS were
Of humble origin-Pemberton, Holt
RYDER, Kenyon, Ienderden. Saunders
was a poor beggay without known
parents" says Roger North. Audley
Rich, Goodrich, Gardner, Nesoth and
Bromley were all of obscure birth. The
Tories taunted Somers with springing
from the dregs OF the people,"
Very few Of the poets " ere born III pur-
pie chambers. Chaucer's father was a
winter; Prior was supposed to be the son
OF Il Joiner. Collins father was q halter:
Akenside'S butcher, Gray's a scrivener,
Southey linen draper, Terence was a
slave, and Moliere son OF an upholsterer.
Hoods father was dealer in poultry-''a
turkey merchant" the humorists used to
say. Ben Jonson was a bricklayer.
Neither were the painters born with silver
silver spoons in their mouths. Peru
gino's birth was humble. nogarth's
fnf i'ttv1C q r,liIipr Nc
was Constable'S, as well as RembrandIs.
Tintoretto's father was a matchmaker,
Gainsb0r0ugh was the son of q clothier,
Cpie of carpenter Nandyse Of a small
merchant, West of poor emigrant,
&orthcote of a matchmaker, Raeburn Of
farmer, and Barry of a seaman. Turner's
father was a hairdresser, ard Copiy was
tie son of poor parents.
Science has a long list of great names
nursed by obscuritY. John Rays father
was country blacksmith, David Ritten-
house was the son of a small farmer, DR..
Rush's father was q poor farmer, while
tie parents of the witty Abernethy were
unknown Copenicus was the son OF Il
peasant, Newton OF Il small farmer, as
was also Ia Place; Humphrey DaVys
father was a Woodcarver, Faradays q
blacksmith, Priestley's a clothier, Dra-
per's soldier, hmperc's a merchant.
John Hunter was apprenticed to a car
penter. Low birth aud iron fortune"
have been the fate of the greatest scholars
Of the age. Porson's father was a weaver
Bentley's a small farmer, Keynes q
weaver, Winkleman's shoemaker
Kant's father was a saddIer, Roger AS
chants house servant, Haydn's father
was a wheelwright and Paganinis q
packer. Thorwaldsen was the son of q
ship carpenter, Niobush's father was
poor peasant, "a draiuer of marshes"
Sir Robert Peel's father was weaver
Thers was the son OF q locksnith, and
Rousseau that Of q matchmaker. Euri-
pedes' parents were poor and obscure
Sophocles was the son of a smith. Hsop
was sans pere, likewise Epictetus, Pytha-
Register.