John Arthur Love (November 29, 1916 – January 21, 2002) was an American attorney and

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politician who served as the 36th Governor of the

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from 1963 to 1973. NixonLairdLove1973

Early life and education

John Arthur Love was born on a farm near

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, on November 29, 1916. At age five, John Love moved with his family to

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. Love received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the

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in 1938 and a Bachelor of Law degree from the University of Denver School of Law in 1941. Love served as a

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pilot in World War II for which he was twice awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross. Love started a law practice in Colorado Springs after the war.

Family

John Love married Ann Daniels in 1942 and the couple had three children, Dan, Andrew and Rebecca.

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grew up to serve as a justice of the

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from 1995 to 2006. Andrew Love served 37 years in the US Air Force and retired in 2004 as a Major General.

Political career

In 1962, Love defeated incumbent

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Stephen McNichols. In 1967, Love signed the first liberalized abortion bill in the United States into law. In 1973, John Love resigned the governorship to become the nation's first Director of the Office of Energy Policy (nicknamed the "

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") in the administration of

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. Lieutenant Governor John D. Vanderhoof assumed the office of Governor upon Governor Love's resignation. Love resigned as Director after five months due to the political turmoil in the final days of the Nixon Administration. Historian Daniel Yergin asserts Love was fired by Richard Nixon in favor of William Simon due to the energy crisis created in October 1973 by the Arab oil embargo.

Death

Love died in Colorado on January 21, 2002, at the age of 85.

Notes

External links

The Governors of Colorado

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