J. Spencer Love
J. Spencer Love | |
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 J. Spencer Love, 1959 | |
| Born | James Spencer Love July 6, 1896 Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | January 20, 1962 (aged 65) Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. |
| Resting place | Forest Lawn Cemetery, Greensboro, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Cambridge Latin School |
| Alma mater | Harvard College (AB) Harvard Business School (MA) |
| Occupation | Industrialist |
| Known for | Founding and leading Burlington Industries |
| Spouses | Sara Elizabeth Love
(m. 1922; div. 1940)Martha Eskridge
(m. 1944) |
| Children | 8 |
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.[1] The Martha & Spencer Love School of Business at Elon University bears his name.[2]
Biography
Love was born July 6, 1896, in Cambridge, Massachusetts to James Lee Love and Julia (née Spencer) Love.[3] His paternal grandfather Robert Galvin Grier Love was originally from Gastonia, North Carolina and was co-owner of the Gastonia Cotton Manufacturing Company founded in 1887.[4] His great grandfather, Andrew Love, was also a wealthy slaveholder.[5]
The family lived in Cambridge because Love's father taught mathematics there.[5] His maternal family had strong ties to the University of North Carolina; his maternal grandfather being Professor James Munroe Spencer and his grandmother was Cornelia Phillips Spencer. Love attended the Cambridge Latin School, received a Bachelor of Arts from Harvard College in three years and continued to attend Harvard Business School for another year.[6][7]
After completing his degree in 1917, Love served in France during World War I on the headquarters staff of the 78th Division, U.S. Infantry.[8] After the war, he relocated to Gaston County, North Carolina, where his relatives were early textile mill owners.[8]
Career
Love founded Burlington Industries in 1923 with support from the Burlington Chamber of Commerce.[9]
Personal life
Love married Sara Elizabeth Love on January 22, 1922, in Davie, North Carolina. They had four sons;
- James Spencer Love, Jr. (born 1926)[10][11][12] (m.) Meredith Morgan; seven children
- Robert Lee Love[13]
- Richard Love[14]
- Julian Love
They separated in 1939 and were officially divorced in 1940.[15] He remarried to Martha Eskridge on July 23, 1944, in Cleveland, North Carolina. He had four more children together;
- Charles Eskridge Love (born 1945)[16]
- Martin Eskridge Love (born 1947)[17]
- Cornelia Spencer Love (1949-2020)[18]
- Lela Porter Love (born 1955)[19]
Death
Love died on January 20, 1962, in Palm Beach, Florida aged 65. He previously was a resident of Greensboro, North Carolina.[20][21] He was buried at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Greensboro, North Carolina.
Literature
- J. Spencer Love; The Spencer Love Story Burlington Industries, 1962
References
- ^ "Love, James Spencer | NCpedia". www.ncpedia.org. Retrieved 2023-06-04.
- ^ "About the Loves". Elon University. Retrieved 2023-06-04.
- ^ "Love, James Lee, 1860-1950 - Social Networks and Archival Context". snaccooperative.org. Retrieved 2023-06-04.
- ^ James Spencer Love (1896-1962) https://northcarolinahistory.org/encyclopedia/james-spencer-love-1896-1962/
- ^ a b Hall, Jacquelyn Dowd; Leloudis, James L.; Korstad, Robert R.; Murphy, Mary; Jones, Lu Ann (1987). Like a Family: The Making of a Southern Cotton Mill World. Chapel Hill, NC: UNC Press Books. p. 239. ISBN 0-8078-4879-4.
- ^ "NC Business Hall of Fame -- James S. Spencer". www.historync.org. Retrieved 2023-06-04.
- ^ disputes, Founder of Burlington Mills (now Burlington Industries) He dispatched Ed Zane to work full time at resolving the sit-in (2017-01-25). "J. Spencer Love". Greensboro News and Record. Retrieved 2023-06-04.
- ^ a b Vincent, William Murray (2009). Historic Alamance County: An Illustrated History. San Antonio, TX: HPN Books. p. 50. ISBN 978-1-893619-98-2.
- ^ Bolden, Don (2015-10-12). Glencoe Mill Village. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4396-5353-1.
- ^ "James Spencer Love, Jr. '47 – Davidson College – In Memoriam". 2014-08-02. Retrieved 2023-06-04.
- ^ "James S. Love, Jr. 1926-2014". jim.love.name. Retrieved 2023-06-04.
- ^ "Paid Notice: Deaths LOVE, JAMES SPENCER, JR". query.nytimes.com. Retrieved 2023-06-04.
- ^ "Miss Jonsson Wed to Robert Love". The New York Times. 1970-08-30. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-06-04.
- ^ Writer, Jim Schlosser Staff (2008-02-03). "Death of tycoon's son a mystery, as was he". Greensboro News and Record. Retrieved 2023-06-04.
- ^ "James Spencer Love, Divorce Sought". The Palm Beach Post. 1943-04-13. p. 5. Retrieved 2023-06-04.
- ^ Florida Public Voter Records
- ^ United States Public Records, North Carolina
- ^ "Cornelia Love Obituary (1949 - 2020) - Durham, NC - The Herald Sun". Legacy.com. Retrieved 2023-06-04.
- ^ "Lela Love". cardozo.yu.edu. Retrieved 2023-06-04.
- ^ Arneke, David (2021-08-06). "$7.5 million and It's Yours: The 1937 J. Spencer Love House in Irving Park". Greensboro Historic Homes For Sale. Retrieved 2023-06-04.
- ^ Briggs, Benjamin (2016-05-13). "House With Distinguished Past Rounds Off Tour". Preservation Greensboro Incorporated. Retrieved 2023-06-04.