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Francis J. Love | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from West Virginia's 1st district | |
In office January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1949 | |
Preceded by | Matthew M. Neely |
Succeeded by | Robert L. Ramsay |
Personal details | |
Born | Francis Johnson Love January 23, 1901 Cadiz, Ohio, U.S. |
Died | October 1989 Wheeling, West Virginia, U.S | (aged 88)
Political party | Republican |
Education | West Virginia University |
Profession | Attorney |
Francis Johnson Love (January 23, 1901 – October 1989) was an American lawyer and politician who served one term as a Republican[1] U.S. Congressman from West Virginia from 1947 to 1949.
Biography
Love was born in Cadiz, Harrison County, Ohio, on January 23, 1901. He attended public schools, then attended Bethany College in Bethany, West Virginia, where he received an A.B. degree in 1924.
Francis Love served as the principal of Warwood High School in Wheeling, West Virginia from 1926 to 1929. He attended West Virginia University Law School at Morgantown and received his J.D. degree in 1932. Admitted to the bar the same year, Love commenced the practice of law in Wheeling.
Congress
Love was elected as a Republican to the Eightieth Congress (January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1949), but was unsuccessful for reelection in 1948 to the Eighty-first Congress, losing to the Democrat Robert L. Ramsay.[2] Love was the Republican nominee again in 1950 and 1952, but was unable to regain his former seat in the House.[3]
After Congress
He resumed the general practice of law and served as delegate to Republican National Conventions in 1956, 1960, 1964, and 1968. As the Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate in 1966, Love was defeated by Jennings Randolph by a margin of 60 to 40%.[4]
Death
Congressman Love was a resident of Wheeling until his death in October 1989.
See also
References
- ^ Lawrence Kestenbaum. "The Political Graveyard". Retrieved 2008-08-09.
- ^ William Graf (1949-03-01). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 1948" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. Retrieved 2008-08-09.
- ^ Earl Rockwood (1953-05-12). "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 4, 1952" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. Retrieved 2008-08-09.
- ^ Benjamin J. Guthrie (1967-03-31). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 8, 1966" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. Retrieved 2008-08-09.
External links
- United States Congress. "Francis J. Love (id: L000454)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.