Edwin O. Ware, Sr.
| Edwin Oswald Ware, Sr. | |
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| 1st President of Louisiana College in Pineville, Louisiana | |
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In office 1908–1909 |
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| Preceded by | Edwin O. Ware, Sr. |
| Succeeded by | W. C. Friley |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
October 29, 1853 Powell County, Kentucky, USA |
| Died | December 6, 1933 (aged 80) Place of death missing |
| Spouse(s) | Blanche Fortson Ware (married 1890) |
| Children | Nine children, including Edwin Ware, Jr. |
| Residence |
Rapides Parish Louisiana |
| Alma mater |
University of Kentucky Southern Baptist Theological Seminary |
| Occupation | Baptist clergyman: Author of the resolution establishing Louisiana College in Pineville |
Edwin Oswald Ware, Sr. (October 29, 1853 – December 6, 1933), was a Southern Baptist clergyman and educator who was the principal founder of Louisiana College in Pineville, Louisiana in Rapides Parish in Central Louisiana. He was both the college financial agent, 1906 to 1907, and its first president from 1908 to 1909, when he was succeeded by W. C. Friley, who also remained at the helm only for one year.
Louisiana College marked its 100th year on October 3, 2006. For the centennial ceremony held on October 26, former U.S. President George Herbert Walker Bush was the principal speaker.
Ware was born in West Berea in Powell County, Kentucky. He was educated in local schools, the University of Kentucky at Lexington, and the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky. He was licensed to the ministry in 1880.
He moved to Louisiana in 1888 and lived first in Cheneyville (pronounced CHAIN E VILLE) in south Rapides Parish. In 1890, he married the former Blanche Fortson of rural Keatchie in DeSoto Parish. The couple had nine children.
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