James Spencer Love
American industrialist (1896-1962)
James Spencer Love, also known as J. Spencer Love (July 6, 1896 - January 20, 1962), was an American industrialist, textile manufacturer and president of chairman of Burlington Industries, the largest textile company worldwide with assets of nearly $607 million and over 62,000 employees in 1962. The Martha & Spencer Love School of Business at Elon University bears his name.2
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Born Jul 6, 1896, died Jan 20, 1962.1
Companies
- Burlington IndustriesFounder7
Career
Occupation: textile industrial, businessperson.4
- Date not recordedFounded Burlington Industries3
Known for: Burlington Industries.5
Love founded Burlington Industries in 1923 with support from the Burlington Chamber of Commerce.
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Personal life
- SpouseSarah Elizabeth Love Appleget 1922 to 19406
Love married Sara Elizabeth Love on January 22, 1922, in Davie, North Carolina. They had four sons;
James Spencer Love, Jr. (born 1926) (m.) Meredith Morgan; seven children
Robert Lee Love
Richard Love
Julian Love
They separated in 1939 and were officially divorced in 1940. He remarried to Martha Eskridge on July 23, 1944, in Cleveland, North Carolina. He had four more children together;
Charles Eskridge Love (born 1945)
Martin Eskridge Love (born 1947)
Cornelia Spencer Love (1949-2020)
Lela Porter Love (born 1955)
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Links
Sources
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- 1WikidataJames Spencer Love on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaJames Spencer Love on Wikipedia
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- 7WikidataBurlington Industries, Founder