John Love (17?? – August 17, 1822) was a nineteenth-century politician and lawyer from

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Biography

Growing up, Love pursued an academic course and studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1801 and commencing practice in

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. He was a member of the

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from 1805 to 1807 and from there was elected a

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to the

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in 1806, serving from 1807 to 1811. There, he served as chairman of the Committee on the District of Columbia from 1809 to 1811. Afterwards, he was a member of the

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from 1816 to 1820 and resumed practicing law. He died in

on August 17, 1822.

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