Elijah Parish Lovejoy
(1802-1837)
American abolitionist
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Elijah Parish Lovejoy (November 9, 1802 – November 7, 1837) was an American Presbyterian minister, journalist, newspaper editor, and abolitionist. He was shot and killed by a pro-slavery mob in Alton, Illinois, during their attack on the warehouse of Benjamin Godfrey and W. S. Gillman, where Lovejoy's press and abolitionist materials were stored.
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9 November 1802 Albion, Maine
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| Died |
7 November 1837 (aged 34) Alton, Illinois
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| Zodiac | Scorpio |
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