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Vare, Wm. S. (William Scott), 1867-1934

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Personal name headingVare, Wm. S. (William Scott), 1867-1934
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Variant(s)Vare, William Scott, 1867-1934
Associated countryU.S.
LocatedPhiladelphia (Pa.)
Birth date18671224
Death date19340807
Place of birthPhiladelphia (Pa.)
Place of deathAtlantic City (N.J.)
Field of activityPolitics, Practical Construction industry Patronage, Political
AffiliationUnited States. Congress Republican Party (Pa.)
Profession or occupationContractors Politicians Legislators--United States
Found inNavy Department and naval service, 1922: p. 24 (Wm. S. Vare)
Biog. dir. of the U.S. Cong. online, viewed Apr. 18, 2008 (Vare, William Scott, a Representative and a Senator from Penn.; b. Dec. 24, 1867; d. Aug. 7, 1934)
LC database, Apr. 18, 2008 (hdg.: Vare, William Scott, 1867-1934; usage not shown)
Biographical director of the United States Congress, viewed via www, October 7, 2014: (Vare, William Scott; born December 24, 1967 at Philadelphia; died August 7, 1934 at Atlantic City, N.J.; general contractor; in local and state political office from 1898; congressman, 1912-1927; elected senator in 1926, but the Senate refused to seat him on corruption charges)
Dictionary of American biography, vol. 19: p. 223-224 (Vare, William Scott; with brothers George and Edwin controlled the Philadelphia Republican Party machine)
Associated languageeng