Love, James Spencer, 1896-1962

James Spencer Love of Greensboro, N.C., was founder and chair of the board of Burlington Industries, Inc.

From the description of James Spencer Love papers, 1851-1980 (bulk 1906-1965). WorldCat record id: 25723897

• 1896: Born, 6 July, Cambridge, Mass., son of James Lee Love and Julia Spencer Love.
• 1917: Graduated, A.B., Harvard University.
• 1918: Served on headquarters staff of 78th Division, U.S. Infantry, in France.
• 1919: Became paymaster at Gastonia (N.C.) Cotton Manufacturing Company.
• 1922: Married Sara Elizabeth Love, 25 January. Their children were: James Spencer Love Jr., Robert Lee Love, Richard Love, and Julian Love.
• 1924: Founded Burlington Mills, Inc., Burlington, N.C.
• 1937: Incorporated numerous mills into Burlington Mills Corporation (in 1955 the name changed to Burlington Industries).
• 1941: Married Dorothy Ann Beattie, 26 September. No children.
• 1943: Appointed director of Textile, Clothing, and Leather Goods Bureau, War Production Board.
• 1944: Married Martha Effie Eskridge, 23 July. Their children were: Charles Eskridge Love, Martin Eskridge Love, Cornelia Spencer Love, and Lela Porter Love.
• 1962: Died, 20 January, Palm Beach, Fla.

• 1911: Born, 22 November, Shelby, N.C., daughter of Charles Lester Eskridge and Lela Porter Eskridge.
• 1933: Graduated, Agnes Scott College.
• 1935: Received degree in personnel management, Simmons College, Boston, Mass., circa 1935. Became personnel manager, J. B. Ivey Co., Charlotte, N.C.
• 1942: Joined Women's Army Corps.
• 1944: Married James Spencer Love, 23 July.
• 1968: Married Nathan McNeill Ayers.
• 1980: Died, 25 May, Greensboro, N.C.

From the guide to the James Spencer Love Papers, 1851-1980, (bulk 1906-1965), (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.)