What denomination of minister was the man commemorated at the Lovejoy State Memorial?
Elijah Parish Lovejoy Elijah Parish Lovejoy (November 9, 1802 – November 7, 1837) was an American Presbyterian minister, journalist, newspaper editor and abolitionist. He was murdered by a pro-slavery mob in Alton, Illinois, during their attack on Godfrey and Gillman's warehouse to destroy his press and abolitionist materials.
William Sprague (Michigan) William Sprague (February 23, 1809 – September 19, 1868) was a minister and politician in the U.S. state of Michigan.