J.E. Love Explained

John E. Love
Term Start:November 16, 1907
Term End:June 1, 1918
Predecessor:Position established
Successor:Art L. Walker
Office2:Sheriff for Woodward County, Oklahoma Territory
Term Start2:September 1893
Term End2:January 1, 1895
Birth Date:9 June 1857
Birth Place:San Augustine County, Texas, U.S.
Death Place:Mineral Wells, Texas, U.S.
Party:Democratic Party

John "Jack" E. Love was an American politician who served as one of the first Oklahoma Corporation Commissioners from 1907 to 1918.

Biography

John "Jack" E. Love Jr. was born in San Augustine County, Texas on June 9, 1857, to John E. Love Sr. and Susan V. Wood. He attended public school in Washington County, Texas and in Huntsville, Texas. He came to Oklahoma Territory during the Land Run of 1889 and eventually settled in Woodward County, Oklahoma. He served as the sheriff in that county from September 1893 to January 1, 1895.[1] He ran for the Oklahoma Territorial Legislature in 1894, but lost the election.

Corporation Commission

He was elected to the Oklahoma Corporation Commission at statehood and voted chairman of the commission. He was reelected in 1912. He died on June 1, 1918, in Mineral Wells, Texas, and was a member of the Democratic Party.[2]

Works cited

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sharon . Oklahoma Historical Society . . 15 October 2023.
  2. Web site: Corporation Commissioners Since 1907 . oklahoma.gov . . 15 October 2023.