Ware, William H. (1850-1923)

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William H. Ware
Mar 3, 1850 - Nov 27, 1923

William H. Ware, an attorney of Council Bluffs and a recognized leader in the ranks of the democracy in Pottawattamie county, was born in Baltimore, Maryland, but was reared in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to the age of six years, when his parents removed with their family to La Salle county, Illinois. He there remained until 1867, when at the age of fifteen he came with his parents to Council Bluffs. Two years later, in 1869, he made a permanent location in Pottawattamie county. For two years he worked at farm labor and afterward engaged in teaching school in this county for four years. He likewise devoted one year to that profession in Nebraska and published a paper in Nebraska called the Sarpy County Sentinel. After a year, however, he sold the paper and, having prepared for the practice of law, was admitted to the bar of Pottawattamie county in 1880. He engages in a general practice in all of the courts and has secured a liberal clientage. He is a1so attorney for the Eagle Life Association and for one term he served as county attorney. He prepares his cases with great thoroughness and care and enters the courtroom well qualified to meet every point of attack.

Mr. Ware belongs to both the Modern Woodmen of America and the Fraternal Order of Eagles. His political allegiance is given to the democracy and aside from serving as county attorney he has twice represented his district in the state legislature, having been elected in 1890 and again in 1892. He was once candidate on the democratic ticket for the office of judge of the fifteenth district. His opponent was elected by a majority of only one hundred and fifty, although there is a usual republican majority of thirty-five hundred, so that Mr. Ware's defeat was one which amounted almost to a victory, as he ran three thousand votes ahead of his ticket--a fact which indicates his personal popularity and the confidence reposed in him by his fellow townsmen. While he is undoubtedly not without that laudable ambition which is an incentive for capable service in office, he nevertheless regards the pursuits of private life as abundantly worthy of his best efforts and has made a creditable record in his chosen profession. He is a member of the County and State Bar Associations and in both organizations has gained the good will and friendship of many of the prominent lawyers of the state.

(From the 1891 Biographical History of Pottawattamie County, Iowa, p.367)
HON. WILLIAM H. WARE OF council Bluffs, attorney and counselor at law and member of the House of Representatives of the State of Iowa for 1890-91, was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, March 3, 1850.

The family of which Mr. WARE is a descendant came to Pennsylvania from England and settled at the latter place prior to the Revolution of 1776 and many of them were soldiers in the American army during the struggle for independence.

When Mr. WARE was a lad, his father with his family removed from Pennsylvania to Illinois, where the subject of this sketch remained until 1869, at which date he came to Iowa. His father was a farmer by occupation and the early life of the subject of this sketch was spent on his father’s farm, and he was engaged in the occupations incident thereto. Soon after coming to Iowa, Mr. WARE was engaged as a teacher in the public schools of that State. In 1874 he removed to Nebraska where he published a paper for a time, returning from the state to Council Bluffs, where he now resides, and is engaged in the practice of the law. He studied law in the office of the late Robert PERCIVAL, and was admitted to practice in the state and federal courts at Council Bluffs in 1880. In 1882 he was married to Miss Ingleetta F. SMITH, a sister of Judge Walter I. SMITH of Council Bluffs. Mr. WARE is an able lawyer and enjoys the confidence and respect of his fellow practitioners. Mr. WARE has always been an advocate of low tariff and has been for a number of years an active member of the Democratic party. In 1889, he was elected as a Democrat, to represent Pottawattamie County in the 23rd General Assembly of the State of Iowa. His term of office will expire in 1891.