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'''Don Lathrop Love''' was [[mayor]] of [[Lincoln, Nebraska]] in two non-consecutive terms, 1909–11 and 1929-31.<ref>[http://rulers.org/uscit.html U.S. major cities<!-- bot-generated title -->] at rulers.org</ref> He was born in [[Janesville, Wisconsin]], on March 7, 1863,<ref>[http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/love.html#16P125R6F The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Love to Lovegrove<!-- bot-generated title -->] at politicalgraveyard.com</ref> and died in Lincoln on September 12, 1940.
'''Don Lathrop Love''' was [[mayor]] of [[Lincoln, Nebraska]] in two non-consecutive terms, 1909–11 and 1929-31.<ref>[http://rulers.org/uscit.html U.S. major cities<!-- bot-generated title -->] at rulers.org</ref> He was born in [[Janesville, Wisconsin]], on March 7, 1863,<ref>[http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/love.html#16P125R6F The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Love to Lovegrove<!-- bot-generated title -->] at politicalgraveyard.com</ref> and died in Lincoln on September 12, 1940.


He married Julia Larrabee,<ref>http://members.aol.com/montaukiowa/Julia.htm</ref> daughter of [[Iowa]] governor [[William Larrabee (Iowa)|William Larrabee]] on August 18, 1891. Though childless, they adopted an orphan boy, Charles Burton Robbins whom they raised as their own son. Charles Burton Robbins was buried in Arlington National Cemetery in 1943 with full military honors.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thegazette.com/subject/news/time-machine-colonel-charles-b-robbins-20150316|title=Time Machine: Colonel Charles B. Robbins|last=|first=|date=|website=|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref>
He married Julia Larrabee,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://members.aol.com/montaukiowa/Julia.htm |title=Archived copy |access-date=2008-05-28 |archive-date=2003-08-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030804170845/http://members.aol.com/montaukiowa/Julia.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> daughter of [[Iowa]] governor [[William Larrabee (Iowa)|William Larrabee]] and his wife, [[Anna Matilda Larrabee]], on August 18, 1891. Though childless, they adopted an orphan boy, [[Charles Burton Robbins]] whom they raised as their own son. Charles Burton Robbins was buried in Arlington National Cemetery in 1943 with full military honors.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thegazette.com/subject/news/time-machine-colonel-charles-b-robbins-20150316|title=Time Machine: Colonel Charles B. Robbins|last=|first=|date=|website=|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150428055115/http://thegazette.com/subject/news/time-machine-colonel-charles-b-robbins-20150316 |archive-date=2015-04-28 |access-date=}}</ref>


Love is now remembered in Lincoln for his gifts to higher education:
Love is now remembered in Lincoln for his gifts to higher education:
*In 1939, Love donated money to [[Union College (Nebraska)|Union College]] to build an industrial building on campus and established a life annuity with the college a year later in 1940, two weeks before his death, that paid for the expansion of the Love Building to house a broom shop and a furniture factory. The Don Love Building at Union College has since been renovated and now houses the Ella Johnston Crandall Library, Campus Store, Career Center, Student Center, Teaching Leaning Center and the International Rescue and Relief (IRR) program.
*In 1939, Love donated money to [[Union College (Nebraska)|Union College]] to build an industrial building on campus and established a life annuity with the college a year later in 1940, two weeks before his death, that paid for the expansion of the Love Building to house a broom shop and a furniture factory. The Don Love Building at Union College has since been renovated and now houses the Ella Johnston Crandall Library, Campus Store, Career Center, Student Center, Teaching Leaning Center and the International Rescue and Relief (IRR) program.
*A posthumous gift in 1941 built the original university library of the [[University of Nebraska-Lincoln]], and the [[University of Nebraska–Lincoln#University libraries|Love Library]] is named for him.
*A posthumous gift in 1941 built the original university library of the [[University of Nebraska-Lincoln]], and the [[University of Nebraska–Lincoln#Libraries|Love Library]] is named for him.


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Latest revision as of 01:29, 22 October 2023

Don Lathrop Love was mayor of Lincoln, Nebraska in two non-consecutive terms, 1909–11 and 1929-31.[1] He was born in Janesville, Wisconsin, on March 7, 1863,[2] and died in Lincoln on September 12, 1940.

He married Julia Larrabee,[3] daughter of Iowa governor William Larrabee and his wife, Anna Matilda Larrabee, on August 18, 1891. Though childless, they adopted an orphan boy, Charles Burton Robbins whom they raised as their own son. Charles Burton Robbins was buried in Arlington National Cemetery in 1943 with full military honors.[4]

Love is now remembered in Lincoln for his gifts to higher education:

  • In 1939, Love donated money to Union College to build an industrial building on campus and established a life annuity with the college a year later in 1940, two weeks before his death, that paid for the expansion of the Love Building to house a broom shop and a furniture factory. The Don Love Building at Union College has since been renovated and now houses the Ella Johnston Crandall Library, Campus Store, Career Center, Student Center, Teaching Leaning Center and the International Rescue and Relief (IRR) program.
  • A posthumous gift in 1941 built the original university library of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and the Love Library is named for him.

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  1. ^ U.S. major cities at rulers.org
  2. ^ The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Love to Lovegrove at politicalgraveyard.com
  3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2003-08-04. Retrieved 2008-05-28.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ "Time Machine: Colonel Charles B. Robbins". Archived from the original on 2015-04-28.
Preceded by Mayor of Lincoln
1909 - 1911 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Mayor of Lincoln
1929 - 1931 		Succeeded by


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