Ware, Eugene Fitch 1841-1911

Ware, an attorney by profession, often wrote poetry under the pseudonym, "Ironquill". He was a veteran of the Civil War, serving in the Iowa infantry units. He was admitted to the bar in Fort Scott, Kansas in 1871, and practiced law in Fort Scott, Topeka, and Kansas City until his death in 1911. From 1879 to 1894 he was a Republican member of the Kansas Senate. Later he served as U.S. Pensions Commissioner (1902-1905). Ware wrote a number of books including The Rise and Fall of the Saloon (1900); The Indian Campaign of 1864 (1908); Rhymes of Ironquill (1908); Ithuriel (1909); From Court to Court (1909) and others. (For additional biographical information see Kansas Historical Collections and Who Was Who in America, vol.1)

From the guide to the Correspondence, articles, clippings, etc., 1899-1911, (University of Kansas Kenneth Spencer Research Library Kansas Collection)

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