Ware, Edward Twichell (1874-1927)

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Edward T. Ware to Jane Addams, November 13, 1907

Edward Twichell Ware to Jane Addams, June 8, 1908

Edward T. Ware to Jane Addams, February 5, 1914

Edward T. Ware to Jane Addams, March 3, 1914

Jane Addams to Edward T. Ware, November 15, 1907

Florence Wells to Edward T. Ware, February 9, 1914

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Birth Date

1874-03-24

Death Date

1927-05-19

Birthplace

Atlanta, Georgia

Biographical Text

Edward Ware was the son of Edmund Asa Ware, the first President of Atlanta University. Edward himself was the third President of the University from 1907 to 1919. Prior to this, he attended Yale University and then became Northern Secretary for Atlanta University. He was also a reverend and was appointed Chaplain of the university in 1901. In 1907 he was elected President, and he added classes in industrial arts and education. The University also collaborated with Morehouse College, an African American college, in offering a Business Law and Ethics course during Ware's presidency.

Ware married Alice Holdship in 1905. They had two children together: Alexander and Henry. Ware died in 1927.

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Clergyman

Educator

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DeLora, Renee

Lichon, Sara Catherine

Rights

Public domain

Gender

Male

First appears

1907

Bibliography and Links

1910 U.S. Federal Census

Atlanta University presidential records - Edward Twichell Ware records

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Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1845-1963

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“Ware, Edward Twichell (1874-1927),” Jane Addams Digital Edition, accessed September 7, 2024, http://mail.digital.janeaddams.ramapo.edu/items/show/1896.