Owen Reed Lovejoy

Owen Reed Lovejoy
Lovejoy in 1917
Born	(1866-09-09)September 9, 1866 Jamestown, Michigan
Died	June 29, 1961(1961-06-29) (aged 94) Biglerville, Pennsylvania
Education	Albion College
Occupation	Minister
Spouse	Jennie Evelyn Campbell
Parent(s)	Hiram Reed Lovejoy, Sr. Harriett Helen Robinson

Owen Reed Lovejoy, Jr. (September 9, 1866 – June 29, 1961) was a minister who opposed child labor.^[1][2] He was known as the "children's statesman".^[1] He served as the general secretary of the National Child Labor Committee from 1907 to 1926.^[3]

Biography

He was born on September 9, 1866, in Jamestown, Michigan to Hiram Reed Lovejoy, Sr. and Harriett Helen Robinson. He attended Albion College. On June 30, 1892, he married Jennie Evelyn Campbell and they had five children, but only two of his sons survived to adulthood. In 1904 he joined the National Child Labor Committee and served until 1926. He then went to work for the Children's Aid Society. His wife died in 1929. In 1937 he married Kate Calkins Drake. He retired in 1939 and moved to Biglerville, Pennsylvania.^[1]

He died on June 29, 1961, in Biglerville, Pennsylvania.^[1][2]

References

1. Hannan, Caryn (2008). "Owen Reed Lovejoy". Michigan Biographical Dictionary. p. 86. ISBN 9781878592958.
2. "Owen R. Lovejoy, Crusader, 94, Dies. Former Minister Was Long a Foe of Child Labor". New York Times. June 30, 1961. Retrieved 2015-04-24.
3. A year's work of the National Child Labor Committee. National Child Labor Committee. 1920.