“JAMES FRANKLIN WARE, attorney; was born in Litchfield, Me., Feb. 11, 1849; came to Hortonvillc, Wis., in 1855; graduated from Lawrence University in 1871; from the Law Department of Michigan University in 1873, and then came to Fond du Lac and began the practice of law, being a member of the firm of Gilson & Ware. Mr. Ware was the Republican nominee for the Assembly in 1S76, and was elected Assemblyman on that ticket in November, 1879. He is a member of the Knights of Pythias.”

Source:  The History of Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, Western Historical Publishing Company, Chicago, 1880, page 874