Thomas C. Love

Thomas Cutting Love (born November 30, 1789 in Cambridge , Washington County , New York , †  September 17, 1853 in Buffalo , New York) was an American politician . Between 1835 and 1837 he represented New York State in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Thomas Love attended the public schools in his home country. He later volunteered in the British-American War of 1812 . He was wounded in the process. In September 1814 he was taken prisoner by the British. He was imprisoned in Québec until the end of the war . After studying law and being admitted to the bar, he began to work in this profession. He carried out this activity first in Batavia and then in Buffalo. He was a district judge in Erie County in 1828 and 1829 ; from 1829 to 1835 he acted there as a district attorney. In the 1820s he joined the movement against future US President Andrew Jackson and became a member of the short-lived National Republican Party .

In the congressional elections of 1834 Love was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the 32nd  electoral district of New York , where he succeeded future President Millard Fillmore on March 4, 1835 . Since he renounced another candidacy in 1836, he could only complete one legislative period in Congress until March 3, 1837 . This was determined by the discussions about President Jackson's policies.

After his time in the US House of Representatives, Love practiced as a lawyer again until 1847. Between 1841 and 1845 he was also a district councilor in Erie County. In 1847 he retired. He died on September 17, 1853 in Buffalo, where he was also buried.

Web links

• Thomas C. Love in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

predecessor	Office	successor
Millard Fillmore	United States House of Representatives for New York (32nd constituency) March 4, 1835 - March 3, 1837	Millard Fillmore