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American judge (1859–1933)

William D. Love
c. 1907
Born	William David Love (1859-06-20)June 20, 1859 Washington-on-the-Brazos, Texas
Died	April 16, 1933(1933-04-16) (aged 73) Washington, D.C.
Occupation	Jurist
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Ophelia Wallace (m. 1879)
Children	5
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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.

Biography

Born in Washington-on-the-Brazos, Texas, Love was a teacher for seventeen years prior to being admitted to the bar. He practiced law in Uvalde, Texas, where he was the law partner of John Nance Garner for thirty years. A Democrat, he served as mayor of Uvalde for eight years, and as a county judge of Uvalde County, Texas, for another eight years. He was appointed to membership on the Board of Tax Appeals in April 1925, and thereafter reappointed.

He married Ophelia Wallace in 1879, and they had five daughters.

Love died at the Hotel Roosevelt, where he resided in Washington, D.C., at the age of 73, following a lengthy illness. He was interred in Uvalde.

References

^ "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.
^ "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.
^ "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.
^ "A Twentieth Century History of Southwest Texas". Vol. II. The Lewis Publishing Company. 1907. pp. 287–288. Retrieved March 11, 2023 – via Internet Archive.

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