John Lord Love (March 17, 1841 – July 7, 1899) was a

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Republican

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. He served as Assistant Attorney General and later

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. The character Hedley Lamarr in ''

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'' is based on him. Love died at his home in San Francisco in 1899 after a period of illness.

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1841 births 1899 deaths California attorneys general 19th-century California politicians People from Buffalo, New York San Francisco city attorneys {{US-law-bio-stub