Henry Beadman Bryant

Henry B. Bryant was born in Gloucestershire, England on April 5, 1824 and was the youngest son of six children.

His father, John Bryant, was a farmer who brought the family to Ohio to a farm near a Native American settlement.

Bryant's first education was during the winters in a log school house, and while at home he worked on the family farm during the rest of the year.

The wedding was officiated by Dr. Charles Finney, a Protestant minister who was the president of Oberlin College.

In addition to purchasing the Cleveland school, Bryant and Stratton established a number of business schools that operated under the name of Bryant & Stratton & Co's chain of International Commercial Colleges in most major US cities.