William Croad Lovering | |
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 William C. Lovering circa 1908[1] | |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromMassachusetts | |
| In office March 4, 1897 – February 4, 1910 | |
| Preceded by | Elijah A. Morse |
| Succeeded by | Eugene Foss |
| Constituency | 12th district (1897–1903) 14th district (1903–10) |
| Member of the Massachusetts Senate[1] | |
| In office 1874–1875 | |
| Delegate to the 1880 Republican National Convention[2] | |
| In office 1880–1880 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1835-02-25)February 25, 1835 Woonsocket, Rhode Island |
| Died | February 4, 1910(1910-02-04) (aged 74) Washington, D.C. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Residence(s) | Taunton, MA |
| Alma mater | Hopkins Classical School, Cambridge High School[1] |
| Occupation | Cotton Manufacturer[1] |
| Profession | Attorney |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | Union Army |
| Battles/wars | American Civil War |
William Croad Lovering (February 25, 1835 – February 4, 1910) was aU.S. Representative fromMassachusetts.
Born inWoonsocket, Rhode Island, Lovering moved with his parents toTaunton, Massachusetts, in 1837.He attended the Cambridge High School and the Hopkins Classical School,Cambridge, Massachusetts.He left school in 1859 for employment in his father's mill.During theCivil War served as quartermaster of Engineers in the Second Massachusetts Brigade, consisting of the Second and Third Regiments.He engaged in cotton manufacturing in Taunton at theWhittenton Mills.First president of the Taunton Street Railway.He served as president of the American Liability Insurance Co.He was interested in several other business enterprises.He served as president of the New England Cotton Manufacturers' Association (now theNational Textile Association) for two years.He served as member of theMassachusetts Senate in 1874 and 1875.He served as delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1880.Presided at the Republican State convention in 1892.
Lovering was elected as aRepublican to theFifty-fifth and to the six succeeding Congresses and served from March 4, 1897, until his death inAtlanta, Georgia, February 4, 1910 of pneumonia.[3] He was interred inMount Pleasant Cemetery,Taunton, Massachusetts.
His daughter, Frances, marriedCharles Francis Adams III,United States Secretary of the Navy underHerbert Hoover and a member of theAdams political family.
This article incorporatespublic domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromMassachusetts's 12th congressional district 1897—1903 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by District restored | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromMassachusetts's 14th congressional district 1903—1910 | Succeeded by |
