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The William DeLoss Love Scholarship

The William DeLoss Love Scholarship is awarded with preference given to descendants of William DeLoss Love, Class of 1843. This scholarship was established in 1952 by his grandson, William D. Love II, Class of 1909, Mrs. William D. Scranton and others.

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William DeLoss Love, Class of 1843, was born in Barre, New York. A congregational clergyman, abolitionist, and author, William Love was educated at Genesee Wesleyan Seminary in Lima, New York, and attended Hamilton and Andover Theological Seminary. He graduated from Yale Theological Seminary in 1847. In that same year, he was ordained as a minister and held pastorates in Connecticut and New York until 1858, when he moved to Milwaukee. He served as the pastor of the Spring St. (now Grand Ave.) Congregational Church until 1871. A committed Puritan and abolitionist, Love authored several books on religion and slavery, including Child’s Book on Slavery 1857. During the Civil War, he was a member of the Christian Commission Service and was active in the Freedmen’s Bureau. Having experienced the effects of the War in Wisconsin, Love wrote Wisconsin in the War of the Rebellion (1866). Love, who was the first of multiple successive generations at Hamilton, died in 1898 at age 79.

His grandson, William D. Love II, Class of 1909, established The William DeLoss Love Scholarship to honor his family name and relatives of his uncle. William, Class of 1909, passed away in 1975 at age 87. He was an active alumnus, serving as a Trustee from 1947-1950. He received Hamilton’s Bell Ringer Award in 1971, recognizing his service to Hamilton, its alumni and the community.

June 2014