Owen Reed Lovejoy
General Secretary of the National Child Labor Committee 1907-1926
About Owen Reed Lovejoy
Lived 1866 – 1961 (aged 94). Owen Reed Lovejoy was a laborer.
Owen Reed Lovejoy, Jr. (September 9, 1866 – June 29, 1961) was a minister who opposed child labor.
Biography He was born on September 9, 1866, in Jamestown, Michigan to Hiram Reed Lovejoy, Sr. and Harriett Helen Robinson. He attended Albion College. On June 30, 1892, he married Jennie Evelyn Campbell and they had five children, but only two of his sons survived to adulthood. In 1904 he joined the National Child Labor Committee and served until 1926. He then went to work for the Children's Aid Society. His wife died in 1929. In 1937 he married Kate Calkins Drake. He retired in 1939 and moved to Biglerville, Pennsylvania.
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Who was Owen Reed Lovejoy?
General Secretary of the National Child Labor Committee 1907-1926
When was Owen Reed Lovejoy born?
Owen Reed Lovejoy was born on 9 September 1866 in Jamestown Charter Township.
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Owen Reed Lovejoy died on 29 June 1961 in Biglerville.
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Owen Reed Lovejoy was a laborer.
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