Robert Morss Lovett

Robert Morss Lovett ( born December 25, 1870 in Boston, Massachusetts, † February 8, 1956 in Chicago, Illinois ) was an American author, professor and politician. Between December 1940 and February 1941 he was appointed acting governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Career

Robert Lovett studied until 1892 at Harvard University. He subsequently automatically for a short time as a teacher. Since 1893, he served on the faculty of the University of Chicago, where he taught the English Literature. Over the years, he rose to professor in this university. This came in the year 1909. Even after that he remained a member of the teaching staff of the University of Chicago. He has written several books on the subject of English literature. In addition, he occasionally gave out some magazines. From 1921 to 1940 he was co-editor of the magazine The New Republic.

In 1939, Lovett was appointed Secretary of State of the Virgin Islands. This office, which also included the function of a lieutenant-governor, he held until 1943. Following the resignation of Governor Lawrence William Cramer and the inauguration of the new governor Charles Harwood he was between the December 14, 1940 and February 3, 1941 Acting Governor of this area. Thereafter, he served there continue as Secretary of State. In 1943 he was accused of being a communist, and deprived of his office. He not only lost his office in the Virgin Islands. He was also forbidden to continue to work in public service. Lovett denied the allegations and accused before the Supreme Court against these measures. In 1946 he won his process, which he earned a salary compensation. But he did not get back his former position. He died on 8 February 1956 in a hospital in Chicago.