Loring, Ellis Gray, 1803-1858

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Dates:
Birth 1803
Death 1858
German, English,

Biographical notes:

A Boston lawyer and abolitionist who used his legal training to aid runaway slaves, Loring was an organizer of the New England Anti-Slavery Society. He married Louisa Gilman (1797-1868) in 1827. Their daughter, Anna Loring Dresel (1830-1896), was vice president of the Boston Sanitary Commission during the Civil War and president of Vincent Hospital. She married Otto Dresel (1826-1890), a German pianist and composer in 1863; they had two children: Louisa Loring Dresel (1864-195?) and Ellis Loring Dresel (1865-1925), a lawyer.

From the description of Papers, 1809-1942 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 122557306

From the description of Ellis Gray Loring Family papers, 1828-1923 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 122471048

Loring was a Boston lawyer and abolitionist and organizer of the New England Anti-Slavery Society.

From the description of Papers, 1825-1865 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 421911293

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Subjects:

  • Antislavery movements
  • Books and reading
  • Courtship
  • Family records
  • Fugitive slaves
  • Voyages and travels
  • World War, 1914-1918
  • World War, 1939-1945

Occupations:

  • Abolitionists
  • Lawyers

Places:

  • Boston (Mass.) (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)
  • New England (as recorded)
  • Massachusetts (as recorded)
  • Germany (as recorded)
  • New England (as recorded)
  • New England (as recorded)
  • Europe (as recorded)
  • Boston (Mass.) (as recorded)
  • Germany (as recorded)
  • Boston (Mass.) (as recorded)

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