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Biography
Ralph Andrus Loveland (January 17, 1819 in Westport, Essex County, New York – November 9, 1899) was an American politician from New York.
Life
He was the son of Erastus Loveland (1793–1882) and Lucy (Bradley) Loveland (1794–1866).
He was in the transportation business from 1840 to 1853, and then manufactured pig iron until 1856. In 1840, he married Harriet Mehitable Kent (1818–1887), and they had several children.
He entered politics as a Whig, was a delegate to the Anti-Nebraska Party state convention in 1854, and joined the Republican Party upon its foundation. He was Supervisor of the Town of Westport for several terms.
He was a member of the New York State Assembly (Essex Co.) in 1857; and of the New York State Senate (16th D.) in 1858 and 1859.
Later he removed to East Saginaw, Michigan, and became engaged in the lumber trade.
He was buried at the Forest Lawn Cemetery in Saginaw.