Today in Wheeling History: October 30—Francis J. Love, former U.S. Representative and Warwood High School principal, dies in Wheeling (1989).
Francis Johnson Love was born January 23, 1901, in Cadiz, Ohio, to Ulysses and Laura Johnson Love. After graduating from Cadiz High School, he earned his A.B. degree from Bethany College in 1924. Love served as principal of Warwood High School in Wheeling from 1926 to 1929, also coaching an AAA baseball team. He obtained his J.D. from West Virginia University Law School in 1932 and immediately began practicing law in Wheeling.
Love served as Republican U.S. Representative for West Virginia's 1st Congressional District from 1947 to 1949, losing his 1948 reelection bid to Democrat Robert L. Ramsay. He unsuccessfully sought the seat again in 1950 and 1952. Love attended six consecutive Republican National Conventions (1952-1976) as a delegate, gaining national attention when he recommended President Ford choose a woman running mate eight years before Geraldine Ferraro's historic nomination. In 1966, he challenged Senator Jennings Randolph but lost 60-40 percent, vigorously opposing Vietnam War policies during the campaign.
Love championed reduced EPA regulations on coal usage and authored "Mend Your English" (1969). His wife Pearl died in 1945. Love resided at Good Shepherd Nursing Home before dying October 30, 1989, at age 88. He is buried at Union Cemetery in Cadiz, survived by daughter Sally Love Rochlin.
To learn more: Francis J. Love – Wikipedia (https://tinyurl.com/4d494hce), Infoplease Biography (https://tinyurl.com/mumfa76c), Biographies.net (https://tinyurl.com/3v85zdvf), Political Graveyard – WV Delegation 1964 (https://tinyurl.com/msunrz7c), DBpedia Entry (https://tinyurl.com/yt7e9mba), Wheeling News-Register (https://tinyurl.com/48ya3f7z) (https://tinyurl.com/4xpm4j2c) (https://tinyurl.com/2nv6nbsc), Wheeling Intelligencer (https://tinyurl.com/bdekubfs) (https://tinyurl.com/4ep54yzs)
Photo credits: Wheeling News-Register, Wheeling Intelligencer, Wikimedia Commons, Google Maps
Francis Johnson Love was born January 23, 1901, in Cadiz, Ohio, to Ulysses and Laura Johnson Love. After graduating from Cadiz High School, he earned his A.B. degree from Bethany College in 1924. Love served as principal of Warwood High School in Wheeling from 1926 to 1929, also coaching an AAA baseball team. He obtained his J.D. from West Virginia University Law School in 1932 and immediately began practicing law in Wheeling.
Love served as Republican U.S. Representative for West Virginia's 1st Congressional District from 1947 to 1949, losing his 1948 reelection bid to Democrat Robert L. Ramsay. He unsuccessfully sought the seat again in 1950 and 1952. Love attended six consecutive Republican National Conventions (1952-1976) as a delegate, gaining national attention when he recommended President Ford choose a woman running mate eight years before Geraldine Ferraro's historic nomination. In 1966, he challenged Senator Jennings Randolph but lost 60-40 percent, vigorously opposing Vietnam War policies during the campaign.
Love championed reduced EPA regulations on coal usage and authored "Mend Your English" (1969). His wife Pearl died in 1945. Love resided at Good Shepherd Nursing Home before dying October 30, 1989, at age 88. He is buried at Union Cemetery in Cadiz, survived by daughter Sally Love Rochlin.
To learn more: Francis J. Love – Wikipedia (https://tinyurl.com/4d494hce), Infoplease Biography (https://tinyurl.com/mumfa76c), Biographies.net (https://tinyurl.com/3v85zdvf), Political Graveyard – WV Delegation 1964 (https://tinyurl.com/msunrz7c), DBpedia Entry (https://tinyurl.com/yt7e9mba), Wheeling News-Register (https://tinyurl.com/48ya3f7z) (https://tinyurl.com/4xpm4j2c) (https://tinyurl.com/2nv6nbsc), Wheeling Intelligencer (https://tinyurl.com/bdekubfs) (https://tinyurl.com/4ep54yzs)
Photo credits: Wheeling News-Register, Wheeling Intelligencer, Wikimedia Commons, Google Maps
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