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 the 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.
On May 31, 2002, the U.S. Route 1 freeway in Chester County between the Maryland border and Kennett 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.
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References
- United States Congress. "John H. Ware III (id: W000147)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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