Senator Nicholas Ware

Nicholas Ware, for whom this county is named, was born in Virginia in 1769, the son of Capt. Robert Ware of the Revolutionary Army. He moved to Augusta as a child and was educated there, studied law in Litchfield, Conn., then returned to Augusta to practice. He served as Mayor of Augusta, several times as a legislator, and was elected a United States Senator late in 1821, serving until his death on Sept. 7, 1824. He died in New York during LaFayette`s visit and is buried under Grace Church`s Annex there.

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