David Jenkins Ward (September 17, 1871 – February 18, 1961), a

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, was a

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. Ward was born in

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, and attended the public schools. He served as a farmer, lumberjack, merchant, and in the real estate business. Ward served as a member of the

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from 1915 to 1917, and as chair of the Democratic state central committee of

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from 1918 to 1926. He served as a member of the

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from 1926 to 1934 and 1938 to 1939. Ward was elected in a special election to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of T. Alan Goldsborough, and represented the 1st Congressional district of

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from June 8, 1939, to January 3, 1945. He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1944. He died in Salisbury, and is interred in Parsons Cemetery.

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