Historedia
Person

Benjamin Godfrey

Events
1
Episodes
2
Years
1837

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Benjamin Godfrey, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Killing of Elijah Lovejoy at Alton

    1837

    Role: Warehouse owner

    1. November 6, 1837 · Gilman's warehouseMob Attack on Warehouse

      A pro-slavery mob, said to be mostly Missourians, attacked Gilman's warehouse in Alton on the evening of November 6, 1837.

    2. November 7, 1837 · AltonDeath of Elijah Lovejoy

      Elijah Lovejoy was fatally shot by the mob on November 7, 1837, while defending his press.

Sources

  1. Elijah Parish Lovejoy Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-01