Flora M. Vare

Flora M. Vare
Member of the Pennsylvania Senate
from the 1st district
In office
1925–1928
Preceded byWilliam Scott Vare
Succeeded byLawrence E. McCrossin
Personal details
Born(1873-07-26)July 26, 1873
New London, Connecticut, U.S.
DiedMay 27, 1962(1962-05-27) (aged 88)
Lower Merion Township, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Resting placeWest Laurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseEdwin Vare
Residence(s)Ardmore, Pennsylvania, U.S.

Flora Morris Vare (July 26, 1873 – May 27, 1962) was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Republican member of the Pennsylvania Senate for the 1st District from 1925 to 1928. She was married to Edwin Vare; he and his brothers William Scott Vare and George Vare were known as the "Dukes of South Philadelphia" for their decades-long political control of the South Philadelphia ward leadership.[1] She was the first woman to serve in the Pennsylvania Senate.[2]

  1. ^ "Closed for Business". www.digitalhistory.hsp.org. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
  2. ^ Martin, Mart (2001). The Almanac of Women and Minorities in Politics 2002. New York: Routledge. p. 1982. ISBN 0-8133-9817-7. Retrieved January 5, 2019.