BIO: Franklin B. Ware; New York State
surname: Ware

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An Illustrated Legislative Manual
The New York Red Book
Containing the Portraits and Biographies of the U.S. Senators, Governor, State
Officers and Members of the Legislature; also with the Portraits of Judges and
Court Reporters, the New Constitution of the State, Election and Population
Statistics, and General Facts of Interest.
By Edgar L. Murlin
New Constitution Compiled by R. C. Cumming, O. L. Potter and F. B. Gilbert
Published, Albany, J. B. Lyon Company, Publishers, 1909

Copyright by J. B. Lyon Company, 1909

     Franklin B. Ware, the State Architect,w as appointed to his present
position on October 15, 1907, by Governor Hughes, to fill the vacancy caused
by the death of Mr. George L. Heins.

     Mr. Ware was born in New York city in 1873 and was graduated from the
Architectural Department, School of Mines, Columbia University, in 1894. He
then entered the office of his father, becoming a member of the firm of James
E. Ware & Sons in 1896. Mr. Ware is a member of the New York Chapter of the
American Institute of Architects. He has been concerned with the construction
of many important buildings, among them the Twelfth Regiment Armory, New York
city, the madison Avenue Presbyterian Church, Model Tenements for the City and
Suburban Homes Company, and several libraries and public school buildings.

     He was elected to the Board of Aldermen in New York City in 1901, and
served two terms. While a member of the Board he was especially interested in
the work of the Committee Buildings, of which he was chairman during one term.

     He is a member of the Republican Club of New York city, Phi Delta Theta
Fraternity, Horsehoe Harbor Yacht Club, Columbia University Club, and the Fort
Orange Club of Albany.