Thomas C. Love
Thomas C. Love | |
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| Member of the United States House of Representatives from 32nd district | |
| In office March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837 | |
| Preceded by | Millard Fillmore |
| Succeeded by | Millard Fillmore |
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| Born | Thomas Cutting Love November 30, 1789 Cambridge, New York |
| Died | September 17, 1853 (aged 63) Buffalo, New York |
| Resting place | Forest Lawn Cemetery |
| Political party | Anti-Jacksonian |
| Spouse | Maria Malbty |
| Children | 4 |
| Occupation | Lawyer, politician |
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Thomas Cutting Love (November 30, 1789 – September 17, 1853) was a U.S. Representative from New York.
Biography
[edit]Born in Cambridge, New York, Love attended the common schools. He served as a Volunteer in the War of 1812 and was wounded and taken prisoner at the Battle of Fort Erie on September 17, 1814. He was taken to Quebec and kept imprisoned until the close of the war.[1]
When peace came, Love began to study law, and was admitted to the bar and set up a practice. He moved to Batavia, New York, and later to Buffalo. He served as judge of Erie County in 1828 and 1829. He served as district attorney 1829-1835 and surrogate 1841-1845.
Love was elected as an Anti-Jacksonian to the Twenty-fourth Congress (March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837). He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1836. He resumed the practice of law until 1847 when he retired from active practice.
He married Maria Malbty, and they had four children.[1]
He died in Buffalo on September 17, 1853, and was interred in Forest Lawn Cemetery.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c McAdam, David; Bischoff, Henry Jr.; Clarke, Richard H.; Dykman, Jackson O.; Van Cott, Joshua M.; Reynolds, George G., eds. (1897). History of the Bench and Bar of New York. Vol. II. New York History Company. p. 240. Retrieved March 15, 2023 – via Internet Archive.
- United States Congress. "Thomas C. Love (id: L000459)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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- 1789 births
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- Anti-Masonic Party politicians from New York (state)
- American military personnel of the War of 1812
- War of 1812 prisoners of war held by the United Kingdom
- National Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from New York (state)
- People from Cambridge, New York
- People from Batavia, New York
- Politicians from Buffalo, New York
- Erie County District Attorneys
- 19th-century members of the United States House of Representatives