, 1879-05-24
WILLIAM LLOYD GAnn1sf,.,

mtist apcoilt1Y conn Of thu i1oot1, - ~, 8'"s
Ll1orp qAnnrsoH, a man WIN ror.. "!A1'Aa
title, oyon III tbis lind whoro ,ss t,,,a. "oFe
cheap, aud got Tor noarly flftv voo.s ~ a.s 70
oupied prominont posit;on hsfo-a,,. 11' oe-
country. His wholo lifo was pivon ~ ~ "ao'a
cause. Hs devoted his youth mi III ~, ~ on'
To II, and, unlike most raformera IN ~ ,,ip p'l1s
ngo sav its success, Morn thar ~ 49, a's ~ gu
American, ho vas outttlod In vr;t. 49, o'.s'
namo Abolitiouist," for ho commono"s wv, l,s s
crusado aRainat human .lavsrv o~es oa a'
years ago, aud, though harassed will naa.; 10y
ties and threatened with death. ho lar. ps1@s ="
hts way, rnmovod by yiolonca or oh,ean,. w. i,
and with upflinchin1 phyufcat and 49,,
courage, until hfs work vas crowned N,s,us s,.,.
SUCCESS through other cbanno1a than ,h... ,a
In which ho was working, uo Ind III ' w.
way, cleared tho path, md mado thu issr, Wv ~
strong TINT tho whole North accented T. on, ~
tho sword decided 1t. Fsnis coronas am. '
Mr. GAnntsoN was born in Nswburvno,+
Mass, Dec. te, 1904, and Ind tl,nrefo,,
renolcd tho ripo npo OF 75. I1is sur,oun,'
ings wdra Of tho L,lmblest dosoript;on ara
gave no indication Of bis future fnma i Nsw
England country boy whose drunken fa,ha,
had abandoned lis family and loft II in ,,ox.
crty,' whose mother supportcd beraa1f II,
nuraing, aud who himself waa working Al !,
shoomakcr'a bench, docs not r,rosont a vc,v
promising possibility for future ereatnaa;
IN 1918, tlon 1t yoaru Of age, ho was m an.
prentice In tho ofloo Of tho Nowburvno,t
Herald, and throo years aftorvard vrota
occasionally for It. Gradually his article.
woro copied in other papers. aud bevar tn
attract attention, which encouraged him tn
atart out for himself. 1Io mat thu fata
which always oyertakes impocunions ami, nm.
bilious nspirants in journalism. Throa nanara
which he launched, devoted to yariou.
reforms, failod succossively for want Of eun.
port. 1t waa not until 1920, tna vear II
which he first astonishod Boston viii a .;,,
ing apeeoh against Slavery. that ha founa
auythlne liko a permanent place. IN th,t
year DENJAa1Y LuNpY. then pnb];a|,,no III.
Gtnits Of Unipcrsa4 Emancipoton In na,,i.
moro, invited him 10 aasist in ,,a ei1;tor,n,
MANAGEMENT. T,urpY wns tha Mrr,.vcruov
Of thu crusade: aAnn1soy wns liz 1nrurn
Tnrnv woa IN fovor ~ t1,o erro1,,o, a,,.,.;a. s.
or s1avorv ,vh;,o tha vorv },r.t ,,,;,t. .t..
GAnntsoN wrote Advocated Immediate eman,
cnot;on tr1onnh +,,or. ,unrn ~. ~ '.."a'
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