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William D. Love

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William D. Love
c. 1907
Born
William David Love

(1859-06-20)June 20, 1859
DiedApril 16, 1933(1933-04-16) (aged 73)
OccupationJurist
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse
Ophelia Wallace
(m. 1879)
Children5
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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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Love in 1926

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

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.