Henry Ware (1871 – )

“WARE, Henry, lawyer; b. at Brookline, Mass., Dec. 26, 1871; s. Charles Pickard and Elizabeth Lawrence (Appleton) W.; A.B., Harvard, 1893 A.M., 1894, LL.B cum laude, 1896; m. June 9, 1898 Louisa Fuller d. Charles Lush and Caroline Fuller (Farrar) … Continue reading →

George Putnam (1834 – )

”PUTNAM, George, lawyer; b. Roxbury (now Boston), Mass., Oct. 28, 1834; s. George and Elizabeth Ann (Ware) P.; grad. Roxbury Latin Sen., 1850; A.B., Harvard, 1864; LL.B., Harvard Law Sch., 1858; m. Cambridge, Mass., June 9, 1860, Harriet Lowell. Has … Continue reading →

Daniel Gilman Furman (1855 – 1928)

”FURMAN, Daniel G., lawyer; b. Elizabethtown, N. Y., Aug. 22, 1855; s. Warren S. and Mary A. (Ware) F.; ed. New Hampton Inst., Fairfax, Vt.; read law and admitted to bar, 1876; m. Sept. 8, 1880, Elizabeth M. Best. Engaged … Continue reading →

Perlee W. Scott (1860 – )

“PERLEE W. SCOTT (seventieth district), born at Kirksville, Iowa, 1860. Father was Irish and mother Pennsylvania Dutch. Attended Garden Grove Academy (Iowa) and Parsons College (Iowa). Worked on farm when a boy and young man. Taught school, and studied law. … Continue reading →

William Stewart Simkins (1842 – 1929)

“SIMKINS, WILLIAM STEWART (1842-1929).  William Stewart Simkins, lawyer and teacher, was born in Edgefield, South Carolina, on August 25, 1842, the son of Eldred James and Pattie Simkins.  He entered the Citadel, the South Carolina military academy, in 1856 and … Continue reading →

William Baxter Pendleton Gaines (1808 -1891)

“GAINES, WILLIAM BAXTER PENDLETON (1808 -1891).  William Baxter Pendleton Gaines, planter and legislator, was born on September 17, 1808, in Abbeville, South Carolina, son of Benjamin P. and Elizabeth (Ware) Gaines.  He taught school in Marengo County, Alabama, until 1832 … Continue reading →

James Winright Flanagan (1805 – 1887)

FLANAGAN, JAMES WINRIGHT (1805-1887).  James Winright Flanagan, Texas lieutenant governor and United States Senator, was born in Gordonsville, Albermarle County, Virginia, on September 7, 1805, the son of Charles and Elizabeth (Saunders) Flanagan.  In 1815 the family moved to Boonesboro, … Continue reading →

David Webster Flangan (1832 – 1924)

“FLANAGAN, DAVID WEBSTER (1832-1924).  David Webster Flangan, Republican leader, was born in Cloverport, Breckinridge County, Kentucky, on January 9, 1832, the son of Polly (Miller) and James Wright Flanagan.  When he was eleven the family moved to Henderson, Texas.  Flanagan … Continue reading →

Joseph Ashur Ware (1832 – 1874)

“Joseph Ashur Ware, b. 30 Aug., 1832, Portland, Me.  Lawyer, Portland, 1853-56.  Editor and lawyer, Washington, D.C.U.S. Civil Service, Washington, D.C.  d. 25 May, 1874.” Source:  General Catalogue of Boston College and Medical School of Maine, 1794-1912, by Boston College, … Continue reading →