William Croad Lovering (February 25, 1835 - February 4, 1910) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.
William Croad Lovering | |
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 William C. Lovering circa 1908[1] | |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 12th & 14th district | |
| In office March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1903 (12th) March 4, 1903 – February 4, 1910 (14th) | |
| Preceded by | Elijah A. Morse (12th) No predecessor for the 14th district |
| Succeeded by | Samuel L. Powers (12th) Eugene Foss (14th) |
| 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 | February 25, 1835 Woonsocket, Rhode Island |
| Died | February 4, 1910 (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 |
Biography
Born in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, Lovering moved with his parents to Taunton, 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 the Civil 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. 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 the National Textile Association) for two years. He served as member of the Massachusetts State 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 a Republican to the Fifty-fifth and to the six succeeding Congresses and served from March 4, 1897, until his death in Washington, D.C., February 4, 1910. He was interred in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Taunton, Massachusetts.
His daughter, Frances, married Charles Francis Adams III, United States Secretary of the Navy under Herbert Hoover and a member of the Adams political family.
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Bibliography
- Who's Who in State Politics, 1908 Practical Politics (1908) p. 16.
- United States Congress. "William C. Lovering (id: L000465)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved on 2008-02-14
This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress