- Edgar A. Love was born in Harrisburg, Virginia
- Graduated from the Academy of Morgan College
- Bachelor of Arts Degree, Howard University, 1913
- Bachelor of Divinity Degree, Howard University, 1916
- Bachelor of Sacred Theology Degree, Boston University, 1918
- Doctor of Divinity Degree (Honorary), Morgan College, 1935
- U.S. Army Chaplain, World War I
- Bishop, Methodist Church