Elisha Ward (June 20, 1804 Poultney, Rutland County, Vermont – January 25, 1860 Silver Creek,

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) was an American lawyer and politician from New York.

Life

He was the son of William Ward (1778–1850) and Anna (Spencer) Ward (d. 1819). On May 28, 1833, he married Eliza Pease, and they had five children. In 1836, he removed to Dunkirk, New York, and in 1839 to Silver Creek. In 1840, he was appointed as an associate judge of the Chautauqua County Court. He was a member of the

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(Chautauqua Co.) in

1846 Events January–March * January 5 – The United States House of Representatives votes to stop sharing the Oregon Country with the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, United Kingdom. * January 13 – The Milan–Venice railway' ...

. He was a member of the

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(32nd D.) in

1852 Events January–March * January 14 – President Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte proclaims a new constitution for the French Second Republic. * January 15 – Nine men representing various Jewish charitable organizations come tog ...

and

1853 Events January–March * January 6 – Florida Governor Thomas Brown signs legislation that provides public support for the new East Florida Seminary, leading to the establishment of the University of Florida. * January 8 – Taiping Reb ...

Sources

''The New York Civil List''
compiled by Franklin Benjamin Hough (pages 137, 147, 231 and 314; Weed, Parsons and Co., 1858)
''The William Ward Genealogy''
by Charles Martyn (1925; pg. 342)
''Ward Family''
by Andrew Henshaw Ward (Boston, 1851; pg. 207f)

External links

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