ABSTRACT
John Stuart Mill was born in London, the eldest of James and Harriet Burrow Mill’s nine children. His father, a well-known philosopher and follower of Jeremy Bentham, educated young John at home. Beginning with Greek at age 3 and Latin at age 8, the younger Mill had read six of Plato’s dialogues by the age of 10. John spent most of the day in the study with his father, who was writing a history of India. Each morning, they would go on a walk and James would quiz his son on what he had learned the previous day. During these walks, James would often discourse on various topics and then expect his son to prepare a summary of his points for the following day. The publication of the elder Mill’s work on India in 1818 resulted in his receiving a government post as an Assistant Examiner at the East India House.
