Francis Johnson Love (January 23, 1901 – October 1989) was an American lawyer and politician who served one term as a Republican[1] U.S.

Francis Love served as the principal of Warwood High School in Wheeling, West Virginia from 1926 to 1929.

Admitted to the bar the same year, Love commenced the practice of law in Wheeling.

[3] He resumed the general practice of law and served as delegate to Republican National Conventions in 1956, 1960, 1964, and 1968.

As the Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate in 1966, Love was defeated by Jennings Randolph by a margin of 60 to 40%.