I didn’t understand… is he a lawyer?

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      I’m going to assume the town was named after some ancestor of his that was central to the founding if the town.

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        And he inherited their wealth, which afforded him the education and financial stability to pursue these lucrative careers.

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          Yeah is bet this is it. Born in 1785 is the right time to easily still live off the inherited wealth of a founded city, and even more than now, law is a particularly favourable career for members of that class to retain their wealth and enter politics.

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      That’s why he had to become a politician. People just thought he was lying! But for politicians it is expected.