Sir James Frederick Love

Sir Frederick Love, Lieut-Governor of Jersey

General Sir James Frederick Love (1789–1866) was a British Army officer who served as Lieut-Governor of Jersey.

Military career

Love was commissioned into the 52nd Regiment of Foot in 1804 and took part in the retreat to Corunna and the Battle of Bussaco during the Peninsular War. He was wounded at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815 and saved Bristol during the riots of 1831. He was appointed British resident at Zakynthos in 1835, Lieut-Governor of Jersey in 1852 and Inspector-General of Infantry in 1857.

Family

In 1825 he married Mary Heaviside; they had no children.

Source

This article is taken from the Wikipedia biography of Sir James Love