Alfred Henry Love (September 7, 1830 – June 29, 1913) of

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, was an American political activist.

Biography

Love was born on September 7, 1830, to William H. Love and Rachel Evans. He married Susan Henry Brown in Burlington, New Jersey, on January 13, 1853. He founded the

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, in 1866 and served as its president until his death. In the

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, he was the Vice Presidential nominee of the

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as the running mate of

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. Love withdrew before the election and was replaced by

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. Among his activities, Love tried to support gaining justice for American Indian tribes in the West, who were being forced off traditional lands onto reservations, often located hundreds of miles distant from their old territories. In 1875, he met with

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, a member of the peace commission to end the

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, and members of the

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, including

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and Frank Riddle, who were on a national lecture tour. In 1906, Love was nominated for a

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by eight

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and

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. He also was nominated in 1903 by Andrew Palm and in 1904 by Edvard Wavrinsky.Nomination Database
at nobelprize.org He died on June 29, 1913, in

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An Appeal In Vindication Of Peace Principles
' (1862)

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