After he had been passed for promotion

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Bassim

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Would you please help me with these two sentences? I am not sure if they sound natural, nor I do know where I made mistakes.

1. After he had been passed for promotion several times, professor Johnson turned into a bitter man.
2. Having been passed for promotion several times, professor Johnson turned into a bitter man.
 

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I prefer #2. Capitalize "Professor".
 
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