PROF. SAMUEL G. LOVE 



Samuel G. Love was born at Barre, Orleans County, New 

 York, May 30th, 1821. He died at Jamestown in his seventy-third 

 year, November 12th, 1893. Gaining the education to be had in the 

 common schools and academies of that period he, after fitting himself 

 for Hamilton College, was graduated from that institution at about 

 his majority. Subsequently he became a teacher in the public schools 

 of Buffalo, had charge of the schools of Randolph, and next came 

 to Jamestown on the consolidation of the schools into the James- 

 town Union School and Collegiate Institute in 1865, and was the 

 first superintendent. In this position he continued without inter- 

 mission in that post of usefulness until he retired in 1890 to accept 

 the less arduous yet congenial position of librarian of the James 

 Prendergast Free Library. He was the first librarian of that library 

 and devoted himself to cataloging the books in accordance with the 

 most advanced systems. After the library was opened he applied 

 himself unremittingly to make it what it was intended by its founder 

 — an aid for the education of the people. Here the grim reaper 

 found him with his work accomplished. 



Hie was a student and gave his aid and encouragement to all 

 matters that uplifted the people. He was one of the founders and 

 the first President of the Chautauqua County Historical Society. 

 To that society he contributed many valuable papers. He will be 

 best remembered as an educator. He was a great school superin- 

 tendent, fertile in ideas, courageous in execution, wise and firm in 

 administration, stimulating both in precept and example to those 

 of whom he was chief, and loyal always to the pupil, the teachers 

 and the Board of Education. He was held in high esteem by the 

 educators of the state and received from them frequent marks of 

 distinguished honor. 



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