John H. Ware III
| John H. Ware 3rd | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 9th district | |
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In office November 3, 1970 – January 3, 1973 | |
| Preceded by | George Watkins |
| Succeeded by | Bud Shuster |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 5th district | |
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In office January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1975 | |
| Preceded by | William Green, III |
| Succeeded by | Richard Schultze |
| Member of the Pennsylvania Senate from the 19th district | |
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In office January 3, 1961 – August 28, 1970[1] | |
| Preceded by | Thomas Harney |
| Succeeded by | John Stauffer |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
August 29, 1908 Vineland, New Jersey |
| Died |
July 31, 1997 (aged 88) Lancaster, Pennsylvania |
| Political party | Republican |
John Haines Ware III (August 29, 1908 – July 31, 1997) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
John H. Ware was born in Vineland, New Jersey. He graduated from the Wharton School of University of Pennsylvania in 1930. He was a public utility executive with American Water, and a burgess of the borough of Oxford from 1956 to 1960. He was a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate, 1961–1970, and chairman of the Pennsylvania Republican finance committee. He was a trustee of the Lincoln University and the University of Pennsylvania. The middle college house in Penn's Quadrangle is named in his honor. In addition, there is also a Boy Scout and Cub Scout camp 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.
He was elected simultaneously as a Republican to the 91st and to the 92nd Congress by special election to fill the vacancy caused by the death of George Watkins, and was reelected to the 93rd Congress, (November 3, 1970 – January 3, 1975); He was not a candidate for reelection in 1974. He died in Lancaster, Pennsylvania in July 1997.
Sources
- United States Congress. "John H. Ware III (id: W000147)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- ↑ Cox, Harold (2004). "Pennsylvania Senate - 1969-1970" (PDF). Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.