Elijah Parish Lovejoy
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 187 years ago |
Date of birth | November 9,1802 |
Zodiac sign | Scorpio |
Born | Albion |
Maine | |
United States | |
Date of died | November 7,1837 |
Died | Alton |
Illinois | |
United States | |
Spouse(s) | Celia Ann French |
Books | Elijah Parish Lovejoy: A Remembrance |
Job | Journalist |
Book editor | |
Education | Colby College |
Waterville College | |
Rest place | Alton |
Siblings | Owen Lovejoy |
Parents | Elizabeth Pattee Lovejoy |
Daniel Lovejoy | |
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Date of Upd. | |
ID | 1389662 |
Elijah Parish Lovejoy Life story
Elijah Parish Lovejoy was an American Presbyterian minister, journalist, newspaper editor, and abolitionist. Following his murder by a mob, he became a martyr to the abolitionist cause opposing slavery in the United States. He was also hailed as a defender of free speech and freedom of the press.