Elijah Parish Lovejoy

American minister, journalist, and abolitionist (1802–1837).

Born November 9th, 1802 in Albion.

Died November 7th, 1837 at 34 years old in Alton.

Occupations
editor, journalist

Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel