John Haines Ware III (August 29, 1908 – July 29, 1997) was an American politician who served as a

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member of the

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for

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from 1970 to 1973 and

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from 1973 to 1975. He also served as a member of the

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for the 19th district from 1961 to 1970.

Early life and education

Ware was born in

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. He graduated from the

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of the

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in 1930. He founded the Penn Fuel Gas Company and served as its president for 45 years. He also served as Chair of the Board for American Water.

Political career

He served as burgess of the borough of

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from 1956 to 1960. He was a member of the

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for the 19th district from 1961 to 1970 and chairman of the Pennsylvania Republican finance committee. He was a trustee of the Lincoln University and the

. He was elected simultaneously as a Republican to the 91st and to the

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by special election to fill the vacancy caused by the death of George Watkins, and was reelected to the

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, (November 3, 1970 – January 3, 1975); He was not a candidate for reelection in 1974.

Death and interment

He died on July 29, 1997 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania and is interred at the Oxford Cemetery.

Legacy

The middle college house in the Quadrangle Dormitories at the University of Pennsylvania is named in his honor. 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. In 1999, the Ware family established the John H. Ware 3rd Endowed Professorship in Alzheimer's Research at the

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in his honor. On May 31, 2002, the

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freeway in

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between the

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border and

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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

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