Chatham County GaArchives Biographies.....Lovell, Robert P. unknown - living in 1913
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Author: William Harden
p. 631-632

   ROBERT P. LOVELL, of the firm of Edward Lovell Sons, hardware merchants of
Savannah for many years, is one of the well-known business men of this city. He
is the brother of Edward F. Lovell, who is his partner in the firm, and the son
of Edward and Mary A. (Bates) Lovell.

   Edward Lovell was born at Medway, Massachusetts, March 4, 1816. When he came
to Savannah in 1835 the place was little more than a small seaport, but he
remained in and of the city long enough to see it attain a growth and prominence
which placed it among the foremost southern cities. Mr. LovelPs first business
venture in Savannah as a young man of twenty-one was as proprietor of a gun
store. He achieved success in the smaller venture, and was encouraged to reach
out from time to time, until in 1857 he established the house of Lovell &
Lattimore, his brother Nathaniel also entering the firm as a member. In 1868,
Mr. Lovell retired from the firm of Lovell & Lattimore and in the fall of that
year Edward F. Lovell entered into the partnership with William C. Crawford,
which continued until the death of Mr. Crawford in 1884, when the firm was
changed to Edward Lovell and Sons, the new members being Edward Lovell and
Robert P. Lovell. The Lovell's have continued in the business established so
many years ago by their father, and it has prospered in a manner highly pleasing
to its members, and wholly consistent with the excellent management it has
undergone in the passing years.

   Mr. Lovell was for twenty-one years an active member of the Savannah Cadets,
enlisting as a private, and he has occupied every rank in his company up to and
including that of second lieutenant. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity,
affiliating with Zerubbabel Lodge No. 15, the Georgia Chapter No. 3, R. A. M.,
and Palestine Commandery No. 7. He was for many years treasurer of the chapter
and commandery.

   In 1907, Mr. Lovell was elected mayor of the town of Tybee, on Tybee Island,
and he has since served in that capacity. He has a summer home there, and has
taken an active part in building up and maintaining Savannah's attractive coast
resort.

   In 1892, Mr. Lovell was married to Miss Katrina A. Schrim, who was born in
this city. She is of German parentage, her father coming to this country from.
Germany in 1860. They have five children: Robert P., Jr.; William S.; Frank D.;
Eleanor and Grace.


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A HISTORY OF SAVANNAH AND SOUTH GEORGIA
BY
WILLIAM HARDEN

VOLUME I
ILLUSTRATED
THE LEWIS PUBLISHING COMPANY
CHICAGO AND NEW YORK
1913

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