AKA Benton F. Love

Born: 1924
Birthplace: Vernon, TX
Died: 13-Jan-2006
Location of death: Houston, TX
Cause of death: Cancer - unspecified

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Business
Party Affiliation: Republican

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: CEO of Texas Commerce Bank

Military service: US Army Air Corps (pilot, 1943-45)

Hired Jeb Bush to be his administrative assistant at Texas Commerce Bank sometime in the early 1970s.

Father: Benton Love
Mother: Nell Scott Love (schoolteacher)
Wife: Margaret McKean Love (m. 1947)
Son: Jeff B. Love
Daughter: Jan Love Simmons
Daughter: Julie Love (d.)

    University: Trinity College Waxahachie (interrupted by onset of WWII)
    University: BA Business, University of Texas at Austin (1947)

    Texas Commerce Bank
    Member of the Board of Eli Lilly
    Member of the Board of JP Morgan Chase
    Chase Manhattan Bank Advisory Board
    Houston Museum of Natural Science Trustee (past)
    Alfalfa Club 1982
    Augusta National Golf Club
    Bush-Cheney '04
    Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
    KPAC
    Santorum 2006
    Phi Beta Kappa Society
    Delta Kappa Epsilon Fraternity
    Air Medal with oak leaf cluster
    Distinguished Flying Cross

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