Married with two young daughters, he made the move to New York City in 1908. His first interaction in the market was when he worked in a brokerage firm in Texarkana, Texas, as he attended business school at night. He wanted to buy, sell, and win, not produce. He knew then he desired to be on the other side of the market. At an early age, his interest in commodities and business were prompted as he toiled on his family’s property and overheard the conversations of businessmen as he worked as a cigar and newspaper vendor on the railway. As the eldest boy, life on the farm began his dedication to hard work. Gann never graduated from grammar school or attended high school, leaving school in grade 3. He was the firstborn of ten children, two girls and eight boys. Gann was born on a farm some seven miles outside of Lufkin, Texas, on June 6, 1878.
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