hiː wʌzɐ mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌvðə jˈuː.ˈɛs. hˈaʊs ʌv ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛntətˌɪvz, ɐ nˈoʊɾᵻd ˌæbəlˈɪʃənˌɪst, ænd ɪz nˈoʊn æz ðə fˈɑːðɚɹ ʌvðə pˈʌblɪk skˈuːl sˈɪstəm ɪnðə kˈɑːmənwˌɛlθ ʌv pˌɛnsɪlvˈeɪniə.
He was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, a noted abolitionist, and is known as the father of the public school system in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.