hiː dᵻsˈaɪdᵻd tə pɹɪpˈɛɹ fɚðə lˈiːɡəl pɹəfˈɛʃən, ænd ˈæftɚ ɡɹˌædʒuːˈeɪʃən ɹˈiːd lˈɔː ɪn dˈeɪtən, ænd sˈʌbsᵻkwəntli ˈɛntɚd ðə sˌɪnsɪnˈæɾi lˈɔː skˈuːl wˌɛɹ hiː wʌz ɡɹˈædjuːˌeɪɾᵻd ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti wˈʌn.
He decided to prepare for the legal profession, and after graduation read law in Dayton, and subsequently entered the Cincinnati Law School where he was graduated in 1851.