▁major ▁statement ▁of ▁the ▁philosophy ▁of ▁the ▁Green back ▁movement ; ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁Green back ▁Party ▁nom ine e ▁for ▁Congress ▁and ▁other ▁public ▁office . ▁ ▁Background ▁ ▁Ste ele ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Stra ff ord , ▁Verm ont ▁on ▁April ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 1 8 2 3 , ▁one ▁of ▁seven ▁children ▁of ▁Jo el ▁Ste ele ▁( a ▁Method ist ▁minister ) ▁and ▁Jer ush a ▁( H igg ins ) ▁Ste ele . ▁He ▁spent ▁his ▁youth ▁on ▁a ▁farm ▁in ▁his ▁native ▁town , ▁with ▁little ▁formal ▁school ing ; ▁but ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁attend ▁New bury ▁Sem inary , ▁after ▁which ▁he ▁taught ▁briefly ▁and ▁then ▁entered ▁the ▁Wes ley an ▁University , ▁from ▁which ▁he ▁graduated ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 0 . ▁He ▁spent ▁three ▁years ▁there after ▁( 1 8 5 0 - 1 8 5 3 ) ▁as ▁a ▁teacher ▁of ▁Latin ▁and ▁mathematics ▁at ▁Wil bra ham ▁Wes ley an ▁Academy ▁in ▁Wil bra ham , ▁Massachusetts , ▁and ▁married ▁Susan ▁J . ▁Swift ▁on ▁July ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 8 5 2 . ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : 1 8 2 3 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 0 1 ▁death s ▁Category : 1 9 th - century ▁Method ist ▁minister s ▁Category : American ▁Method ist ▁cler gy ▁Category : E du c ators ▁from ▁Massachusetts ▁Category : Pres idents ▁of ▁Lawrence ▁University ▁Category : W is consin ▁Green back s ▁Category : 1 9