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Lovell, James 1737-1814

A patriot; born in Boston, Mass., Oct. 31, 1737; graduated at Harvard College in 1756; taken prisoner after the battle of Bunker Hill and confined in Halifax, N. S., till exchanged in November, 1776. He was a member of the Continental Congress in 1776-82. He favored Gen. Horatio Gates for commander-in-chief of the American army, and was very bitter against Washington. He died in Windham, Me., July 14, 1814.

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