William D. Love Explained

William D. Love
Birth Name:William David Love
Birth Date:20 June 1859
Birth Place:Washington-on-the-Brazos, Texas
Death Place:Washington, D.C.
Occupation:Jurist
Children:5
Signature:Signature of William David Love (1859–1933).png
Party:Democratic

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

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]

Notes and References

  1. News: U.S. Tax Appeals Board Judge Dies at Capital . . Washington . AP . 2 . April 18, 1933 . 2023-03-11 . Newspapers.com.
  2. Thirteen Members of Board of Tax Appeals Reappointed . National Income Tax Magazine . June 1926 . 4 . 6 . 206–210 . 2023-03-11 . Google Books.
  3. News: Judge Wm. D. Love of Tax Board Dead . The Hondo Anvil Herald . Washington . 2 . April 21, 1933 . 2023-03-11 . Newspapers.com.
  4. News: A Twentieth Century History of Southwest Texas . II . The Lewis Publishing Company . 287–288 . 1907 . 2023-03-11 . Internet Archive.