. Massachusetts of today : a memorial of the state, historical and biographical, issued for the World's Columbian exposition at Chicago. . rty-second ^Regi- and 1S82, Colonel Lovell was a member of His Excel- ment, MassachusettsVolunteers, at theearly age of services under Old (ilory , duringthe darkest periodof the great civil con-flict, is a matter ofspecial pride to Colo-nel Lovell, ami thereis a particularlv warmspot in his heart forall who wore the has been an ac-tive and persistentworker for the vet-erans, in pressingtheir claims for pen-sions, and has beensignally s
. Massachusetts of today : a memorial of the state, historical and biographical, issued for the World's Columbian exposition at Chicago. . rty-second ^Regi- and 1S82, Colonel Lovell was a member of His Excel- ment, MassachusettsVolunteers, at theearly age of services under Old (ilory , duringthe darkest periodof the great civil con-flict, is a matter ofspecial pride to Colo-nel Lovell, ami thereis a particularlv warmspot in his heart forall who wore the has been an ac-tive and persistentworker for the vet-erans, in pressingtheir claims for pen-sions, and has beensignally successful insecuring them. Hisservices are alwaysat the command ofhis comrades, and hehas spent time andmoney without stintin their behalf. Hejoined Reynolds Post58, G. A. R., in 1870,was elected seniorvice-commander till 1876, when he was elected commander and held theposition for fourteen consecuti\e years, jjositively de-clining longer to accept the office, on account of thegrowing demand of his business upon his time. Not-withstanding this, he was re-elected for the fifteenthterm, and only the most persistent efforts on his part. BENJAMIN S. LOVELL lencys s t a ff. Hewas a delegate to theRepublican NationalConventions of iSSo,1884, 1888 and was also a Re-]iublican presidentialelector from Massa-chusetts in 1892. Hewas for several yearsthe chairman of the\\eymouth T o w nCommittee. He wasin the Legislature of1877, 1878, 18S6and 1887. He servedon the Committee onMercantile .A ff a i rsand on the Railroadand Redistrictingcommittees In thesession of 1886 heloyally devoted histime and influenceto advocating theSoldiers ExemptionBill, which was thenbeing agitated. In1883 he was electedto the State Senateand sened on thefollowing committees : Harbor and Public Lands, Mili-tarv Affairs, Hoosac Tunnel, and Troy & GreenfieldRailroad. He is prominent in Masonic and Odd Fel-lows circles. His home is a particularly happy married in Weymouth. Nov. 13, 1867, Miss , da
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