Lovejoy, Elijah P. (Elijah Parish), 1802-1837

Alton, Ill. newspaper editor and abolitionist, he was also an ordained Presbyterian minister and had edited the St. Louis Observer. He left St. Louis after several printing presses had been destroyed by pro-slavery mobs and came to Alton. There too, the pro-slavery faction destroyed his presses. In just such an attempt, a member of the mob shot Lovejoy and he died trying to save his press.

Preacher, editor, abolitionist. Born in 1802 near Albion, Maine. Studied theology at Princeton Theological Seminary in 1832. Served as preacher in St. Louis, Missouri, and became editor of a reform newspaper, the "Observer." Moved to Alton, Illinois in 1835 and established a newspaper which met with opposition in the town. Three of his presses were destroyed by mobs. Died in 1837 while defending his fourth press.

Elijah Parish Lovejoy, born in 1802 near Albion, Maine, was a preacher, editor, and abolitionist. He studied theology at Princeton Theological Seminary in 1832, and served as a preacher in St. Louis, Missouri. He became editor of the Observer, a reform newspaper. In 1835, he moved to Alton, Illinois, and established a newspaper that met with opposition in the town. Three of his presses were destroyed by mobs, and Lovejoy died in 1837 while defending his fourth press.