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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]
J. Spencer Love | |
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Born | James Spencer Love July 6, 1896 Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Died | January 20, 1962 65) (aged 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 |
Love was born July 6, 1896, in Cambridge, Massachusetts to James Lee Love and June (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 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.[5][6]
Love founded Burlington Industries in 1923.
Love married Sara Elizabeth Love on January 22, 1922, in Davie, North Carolina. They had four sons;
They separated in 1939 and were officially divorced in 1940.[12] He remarried to Martha Eskridge on July 23, 1944, in Cleveland, North Carolina. He had four more children together;
Love died on January 20, 1962, in Palm Beach, Florida aged 65. He previously was a resident of Greensboro, North Carolina.[17][18] He was buried at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Greensboro, North Carolina.[citation needed]
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