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Joe Biden’s Early Years

Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. was born on November 20, 1942, in the blue-collar city of Scranton, Pennsylvania. At age 10 he moved with his family to the Wilmington, Delaware, area, where his father found work as a car salesman.

The first of four siblings, Biden attended a series of Catholic schools, including the elite preparatory high school Archmere Academy. 

Though he excelled at sports, Biden received mediocre grades and struggled with a stutter.

In 1965 he graduated from the University of Delaware with a double major in history and political science, and three years later he earned a law degree from Syracuse University.

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Meanwhile, in 1966, Biden married Neilia Hunter, with whom he would have three children.

Upon finishing law school, Biden returned to the Wilmington area and worked as an attorney for the next four years. In 1970 he won his first election to the New Castle County Council.

Then, two years later, at age 29 he pulled off a surprising u