Flora M. Vare | |
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Member of the Pennsylvania Senate from the 1st district | |
In office 1925–1928 | |
Preceded by | William Scott Vare |
Succeeded by | Lawrence E. McCrossin |
Personal details | |
Born | New London, Connecticut, U.S. | July 26, 1873
Died | May 27, 1962 Lower Merion Township, Pennsylvania, U.S. | (aged 88)
Resting place | West Laurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Edwin 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]