Joseph Cammett Lovejoy Explained

Joseph Cammett Lovejoy (1805–1871) was a clergyman, activist, and author.^[1] He was an abolitionist, and was also involved in the debate over liquor laws.^[2] His siblings included Elijah Parish Lovejoy and Owen Lovejoy (1811–1864).^{[3] [4]} He wrote Memoir of Charles T. Torrey about Charles T. Torrey.^[5] 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 am anti-slavery newspaper. In March, 1853 he gave a speech before the Legislative Temperance Committee.^[6] He also spoke about liquor legislation before the Massachusetts Legislature.^[7]

Bibliography

• Memoir of Rev. C. T. Torrey; who died in the Penitentiary of Maryland, where he was confined for showing mercy to the poor
• Memoir of the REV. Elijah P. Lovejoy; Who Was Murdered in Defence of the Liberty of the Press, at Alton, Illinois, Nov. 7, 1837, co-written with Owen Lovejoy

Notes and References

1. Web site: A Bibliography of the State of Maine from the Earliest Period to 1891. Joseph. Williamson. September 21, 1896. Thurston print. Google Books.
2. Web site: Lovejoy, Joseph C. 1805-1871 (Joseph Cammet) [WorldCat Identities]].
3. https://www.ideals.illinois.edu/bitstream/handle/2142/53333/politicalcareero00brus.pdf?sequence=2
4. Web site: The North and the South! Letter from J.C. Lovejoy, Esq., to His Brother, Hon. Owen Lovejoy, M.C., with remarks by the editor of the Washington Union by C. LOVEJOY, oseph on Lorne Bair Rare Books. Lorne Bair Rare Books.
5. Web site: Memoir of Rev. Charles T. Torrey: Who Died in the Penitentiary of Maryland, where He was Confined for Showing Mercy to the Poor. By J. C. Lovejoy. Joseph Cammet. Lovejoy. September 21, 1847. J. P. Jewett. Google Books.
6. Web site: Speech of Rev. J.C. Lovejoy Before the Legislative Temperance Society, March 30, 1853. Joseph Cammet. Lovejoy. September 21, 1853. Google Books.
7. Web site: Speech of Rev. J.C. Lovejoy: Before the Committee of the Legislature of Mass. on the Petition of Thomas H. Perkins, and Others, for the Repeal of the Liquor Law, March 15, 1853. Joseph Cammet. Lovejoy. September 21, 1853. R.C. Nichols and H.W. Muzzey. Google Books.