Owen Lovejoy

GPTKB entity

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:historical_figure
gptkbp:advocates_for women's rights
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:American_Anti-Slavery_Society
gptkb:Underground_Railroad
gptkb:Illinois_State_Anti-Slavery_Society
gptkbp:birth_date 1811-11-06
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Maine,_USA
gptkbp:burial_place gptkb:Graceland_Cemetery,_Chicago
gptkbp:children five
gptkbp:death_date 1864-03-25
gptkbp:death_place gptkb:Illinois,_USA
gptkbp:education gptkb:Bowdoin_College
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Owen Lovejoy
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Frederick_Douglass
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:William_Lloyd_Garrison
gptkbp:known_for advocating for the abolition of slavery
gptkbp:legacy Lovejoy's legacy in abolitionism
gptkbp:notable_event Advocacy for labor rights
Advocacy for public health initiatives
Promotion of social justice initiatives
Support for infrastructure development
Support for scientific research funding
Support for Native American rights
Support for anti-corruption measures
Involvement in the temperance movement
Promotion of women's suffrage
Opposition to the Fugitive Slave Act
Promotion of agricultural education
Support for the abolition of the death penalty
Support for public education reforms
Advocacy for international peace efforts
Advocacy for education for freed slaves
Advocacy for environmental conservation.
Support for economic equality measures
Promotion of civil service reform
Support for the Homestead Act
Support for the Thirteenth Amendment
Support for the establishment of national parks
Advocacy for land grants for veterans
Advocacy for the Freedmen's Bureau
Campaigning for Abraham Lincoln
Involvement in the Lincoln-Douglas debates
Opposition to the Dred Scott decision
Promotion of the Republican Party platform
Speech at the Illinois State Anti-Slavery Society
Support for the Kansas-Nebraska Act opposition
Testifying before Congress on civil rights
Involvement in the establishment of the Illinois Central Railroad
Participation in the Republican National Convention
gptkbp:notable_work The Lovejoy Letters
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:political_movement
gptkb:Politician
gptkbp:political_party gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:position_held gptkb:legislation
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:James_C._Allen
gptkbp:religion Congregationalist
gptkbp:spouse Mary Lovejoy
gptkbp:successor gptkb:John_A._Logan
gptkbp:term_end 1864
gptkbp:term_start 1856
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Anti-Slavery_Society
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4