ers ) ▁Be auch amp . ▁Both ▁parents ▁were ▁dev out ▁Christians . ▁He ▁was ▁named ▁after ▁a ▁pat ernal ▁uncle , ▁J ere bo am ▁O . ▁Be auch amp , ▁a ▁state ▁sen ator ▁from ▁Washington ▁County . ▁ ▁Be auch amp ▁was ▁educated ▁at ▁Dr . ▁Benjamin ▁Th ur ston ' s ▁a cademy ▁in ▁Bar ren ▁County , ▁Kentucky ▁until ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁six teen . ▁Rec ogn izing ▁that ▁his ▁father ▁could ▁not ▁sufficiently ▁provide ▁for ▁the ▁family , ▁Be auch amp ▁found ▁work ▁as ▁a ▁shop keeper ▁to ▁ear n ▁money ▁for ▁his ▁education . ▁ ▁While ▁he ▁saved ▁money , ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁have ▁enough ▁time ▁to ▁purs ue ▁his ▁studies . ▁Re comm ended ▁by ▁Th ur ston , ▁Be auch amp ▁became ▁pre ceptor ▁of ▁a ▁school . ▁After ▁saving ▁more ▁money , ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁Th ur ston ' s ▁school ▁as ▁a ▁student . ▁He ▁later ▁worked ▁for ▁the ▁school ▁as ▁an ▁us her . ▁ ▁By ▁age ▁eigh teen , ▁Be auch amp ▁had ▁finished ▁his ▁prepar atory ▁studies . ▁After ▁obser ving ▁the ▁law y ers ▁pract icing ▁in ▁Glasgow ▁and ▁Bow ling ▁Green , ▁he ▁decided ▁to ▁purs ue ▁a ▁career ▁in ▁the ▁legal ▁profession . ▁ ▁He ▁particularly ▁adm ired ▁Sol omon ▁Sh arp , ▁a ▁young ▁lawyer ▁in ▁his ▁th irt ies ▁in ▁Bow ling ▁Green , ▁with ▁whom ▁Be auch amp ▁hoped ▁to ▁study . ▁In ▁ 1 8 2 0 , ▁Be auch amp ▁became