hiː ɡɹˈædjuːˌeɪɾᵻd fɹʌm jˈeɪl kˈɑːlɪdʒ ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti ˈeɪt, stˈʌdid lˈɔː wɪð bˈɛndʒəmɪn ˈɛf. bˈʌtlɚɹ ænd ˈɛɹən vˈændɚpˌoʊl, ænd ɐtˈeɪnd ɐdmˈɪʃən tə ðə bˈɑːɹ ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi.
He graduated from Yale College in 1828, studied law with Benjamin F. Butler and Aaron Vanderpoel, and attained admission to the bar in 1830.