John T. Ware (November 14, 1931 - August 20, 2005) was a city planner, real estate agent, district attorney, state legislator in Florida. He served in the Florida Senate. He served in the U.S. Navy and was a pilot.[1]
He was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee. He graduated from the University of Florida and Stetson College of Law.[2]
Ware was first elected to the Florida legislature in 1964 as a Democrat.[3] He then made two runs for the state senate before being re-elected to the Florida House of Representatives in 1968 as a Republican.[3] He then tried again for the senate and was elected to the Florida State Senate in 1970 where he served for twelve years before losing to Jeanne K. Malchon.[3]
He married Doris Elizabeth Gregory in 1957 and they had five children.[2]
He died August 20, 2005 in the hospice at the Palms of Pasadena Hospital from complications arising from Parkinson's disease.[3]
References
edit- ^ https://www.flsenate.gov/UserContent/Publications/SenateHandbooks/pdf/72-74_Senate_Handbook.pdf
- ^ a b "John T. Ware". Tampa Bay Times. 29 October 1970. p. 119. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
- ^ a b c d "John T. Ware 1931-2005 - Former lawmaker, retired circuit judge". Tampa Bay Times. 23 August 2005. p. 13. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
