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Joseph Cammet Lovejoy

1805 – 1871

American abolitionist and writer

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About Joseph Cammet Lovejoy

Lived 1805 – 1871 (aged 65–66).

Joseph Cammett Lovejoy (1805–1871) was a clergyman, activist, and author. He was an abolitionist, and was also involved in the debate over liquor laws. His siblings included Elijah Parish Lovejoy and Owen Lovejoy (1811–1864). He wrote Memoir of Charles T. Torrey about Charles T. Torrey. who died in a Maryland penitentiary after being sentenced for aiding African Americans trying to escape slavery on the Underground Railroad and co-wrote with his brother Owen the memoir of their murdered brother Elijah.

He wrote for The Emancipator. He and his brother Owen wrote a memoir of Elijah Lovejoy after his murder by a white mob for publishing an anti-slavery newspaper. In March 1853, he gave a speech before the Legislative Temperance Committee. He also spoke about liquor legislation before the Massachusetts Legislature.

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Born
1805, Albion
Birth century
Died
1871, Cambridge
Also known as
Joseph C. Lovejoy, Joseph Lovejoy

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Who was Joseph Cammet Lovejoy?

American abolitionist and writer (1805–1871)

When was Joseph Cammet Lovejoy born?

Joseph Cammet Lovejoy was born in 1805 in Albion.

When did Joseph Cammet Lovejoy die?

Joseph Cammet Lovejoy died in 1871 in Cambridge.

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· Wikipedia: Joseph Cammet Lovejoy

· Wikidata: Q94132856

· DBpedia: Joseph Cammett Lovejoy

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