William D. Love
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Born | William David Love June 20, 1859 Washington-on-the-Brazos, Texas |
Died | April 16, 1933 Washington, D.C. | (aged 73)
Occupation | Jurist |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Ophelia Wallace (m. 1879) |
Children | 5 |
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William David Love (June 20, 1859 – April 16, 1933) was a judge of the United States Board of Tax Appeals (later the United States Tax Court) from 1925 to 1933.[1]
Biography
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Born in Washington-on-the-Brazos, Texas, Love was a teacher for seventeen years prior to being admitted to the bar.[1][2] He practiced law in Uvalde, Texas,[1] where he was the law partner of John Nance Garner for thirty years.[3] A Democrat, he served as mayor of Uvalde for eight years, and as a county judge of Uvalde County, Texas, for another eight years.[2][4] He was appointed to membership on the Board of Tax Appeals in April 1925, and thereafter reappointed.[2]
He married Ophelia Wallace in 1879, and they had five daughters.[4]
Love died at the Hotel Roosevelt, where he resided in Washington, D.C., at the age of 73, following a lengthy illness.[1] He was interred in Uvalde.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "U.S. Tax Appeals Board Judge Dies at Capital". The Salt Lake Tribune. Washington. AP. April 18, 1933. p. 2. Retrieved March 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c "Thirteen Members of Board of Tax Appeals Reappointed". National Income Tax Magazine. Vol. 4, no. 6. June 1926. pp. 206–210. Retrieved March 11, 2023 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b "Judge Wm. D. Love of Tax Board Dead". The Hondo Anvil Herald. Washington. April 21, 1933. p. 2. Retrieved March 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "A Twentieth Century History of Southwest Texas". Vol. II. The Lewis Publishing Company. 1907. pp. 287–288. Retrieved March 11, 2023 – via Internet Archive.