John H. Ware III | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's9th district | |
| In office November 3, 1970 – January 3, 1973 | |
| Preceded by | George Watkins |
| Succeeded by | Bud Shuster |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's5th district | |
| In office January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1975 | |
| Preceded by | William Green, III |
| Succeeded by | Richard T. Schulze |
| Member of thePennsylvania Senate from the19th district | |
| In office January 3, 1961 – August 28, 1970[1] | |
| Preceded by | Thomas Harney |
| Succeeded by | John Stauffer |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Haines Ware III August 29, 1908 Vineland, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Died | July 29, 1997(1997-07-29) (aged 88) Lancaster, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Alma mater | University of Pennsylvania |
John Haines Ware III (August 29, 1908 – July 29, 1997) was an American politician who served as aRepublican member of theU.S. House of Representatives forPennsylvania's 9th congressional district from 1970 to 1973 andPennsylvania's 5th congressional district from 1973 to 1975. He also served as a member of thePennsylvania Senate for the19th district from 1961 to 1970.
Ware was born inVineland, New Jersey. He graduated from theWharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in 1930. He founded the Penn Fuel Gas Company and served as its president for 45 years.[2] He also served as Chair of the Board forAmerican Water.[3]
He served as burgess of the borough ofOxford, Pennsylvania, from 1956 to 1960. He was a member of thePennsylvania State Senate for the19th district from 1961 to 1970[4] and chairman of the Pennsylvania Republican finance committee. He was a trustee of theLincoln University and theUniversity of Pennsylvania.
He was elected simultaneously as a Republican to the91st and to the92nd Congress by special election to fill the vacancy caused by the death ofGeorge Watkins, and was reelected to the93rd Congress, (November 3, 1970 – January 3, 1975); He was not a candidate for reelection in 1974.
He died on July 29, 1997, in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and is interred at the Oxford Cemetery.
The middle college house in theQuadrangle Dormitories at the University of Pennsylvania is named in his honor.[5]
A Boy Scout and Cub Scout camp is also named in his honor. Part of the Horseshoe Scout Reservation, Camp John H. Ware III hosts many programs for scouting such as summer camps, NYLT, and camporees.[6]
In 1999, the Ware family established the John H. Ware 3rd Endowed Professorship in Alzheimer's Research at theUniversity of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine in his honor.[3]
On May 31, 2002, theU.S. Route 1 freeway inChester County between theMaryland border andKennett Square was designated the John H. Ware III Memorial Highway in honor of Ware, who pushed for the construction of the US 1 freeway in Chester County.[7]
| Pennsylvania State Senate | ||
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| Preceded by Thomas Harney | Member of thePennsylvania Senate,19th district 1961-1970 | Succeeded by |
| U.S. House of Representatives | ||
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's 9th congressional district 1970–1973 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's 5th congressional district 1973–1975 | Succeeded by |
