William Carter Love
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William Carter Love was a Congressional Representative
from North Carolina
; born near Norfolk, Virginia
, in 1784; moved to Chapel Hill, North Carolina
; was tutored at home; attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
1802–1804; studied law; was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Salisbury, North Carolina
, in 1806; elected as a Democratic-Republican
to the Fourteenth Congress (March 4, 1815 – March 3, 1817); resumed the practice of law in Salisbury, Rowan County, N.C., where he died in 1835; interment in a private cemetery in Salisbury.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from North Carolina
North Carolina
North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...
; born near Norfolk, Virginia
Norfolk, Virginia
Norfolk is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. With a population of 242,803 as of the 2010 Census, it is Virginia's second-largest city behind neighboring Virginia Beach....
, in 1784; moved to Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Chapel Hill is a town in Orange County, North Carolina, United States and the home of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and UNC Health Care...
; was tutored at home; attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a public research university located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States...
1802–1804; studied law; was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Salisbury, North Carolina
Salisbury, North Carolina
Salisbury is a city in Rowan County in North Carolina, a state of the United States of America. The population was 33,663 in the 2010 Census . It is the county seat of Rowan County...
, in 1806; elected as a Democratic-Republican
Democratic-Republican Party (United States)
The Democratic-Republican Party or Republican Party was an American political party founded in the early 1790s by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. Political scientists use the former name, while historians prefer the latter one; contemporaries generally called the party the "Republicans", along...
to the Fourteenth Congress (March 4, 1815 – March 3, 1817); resumed the practice of law in Salisbury, Rowan County, N.C., where he died in 1835; interment in a private cemetery in Salisbury.