Biography

07/19/1862 - 10/16/1922

Edwin Hornberger Vare, Sr. (R1) Philadelphia (Part) County 1909-1922

Early Career:

Edwin Hornberger Vare, born July 19, 1862, Southwark, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania; son of Augustus Vare and Abigail; public school education; contractor, Wilson and Vare; contractor, Vare Brothers; married, Flora Morris; children, George Augustus Vare, Abagail S. Vare Jones,Edwin Hornberger Vare Jr.; elected, Republican, Pennsylvania House of Representatives, 1897 term, resigned 1897; elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1909-1922; died, October 16, 1922, in office of the Senate, Ambler, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania; interment, West Laurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania   

Pennsylvania Politics:

Elected, Delegate, Republican State Conventions; member, 39th Ward Republican Executive Committee.

Elected, Republican, Pennsylvania House of Representatives, 1897 term; resigned 1897. 

Elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1st district, Philadelphia (Part) County, 1909-1922; committee assignments, Appropriations, City Passenger Railways, Elections, Executive Nominations, Finance, Insurance, Law and Order, Municipal Affairs (Chairman), Public Roads and Highways; died, October 16, 1922, in office of the Senate.  

Pennsylvania State House of Representatives Biography:

Official Website - PA House Archives Official Website (state.pa.us)

Legacy:

Wife, Flora Morris Vare, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1st district, Philadelphia (Part) County, 1925-1928.

Flora Morris Vare  - Pennsylvania Senate Library (pasen.gov)

Brother, George Augustus Vare, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1st district, Philadelphia (Part) County, 1897-1908.

George Augustus Vare  - Pennsylvania Senate Library (pasen.gov)

Brother, William Scott Vare, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1st district, Philadelphia (Part) County, 1923-1924.   

William Scott Vare  - Pennsylvania Senate Library (pasen.gov)

Fourth cousin, Fletcher Wilbur Stites, Pennsylvania State Senate, 12th district, Montgomery County, 1923-1926.

Fletcher Wilbur Stites  - Pennsylvania Senate Library (pasen.gov)

Cited: 

Cox, Harold. "Senate Members "V"". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.

The Pennsylvania Manual, (1916). Miller, H.P., (Compiler). Baker, W.H., (Assistant Compiler). Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, pages 1116, 1123-1126, Biographical Sketches of Senators, page 1098.

Edwin Hornberger Vare (1862-1922) - Find a Grave Memorial