Henry Alfred Ward (August 20, 1849 – May 11, 1934) was a

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politician.

Biography

Born in Port Hope,

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, the only surviving son of the late George C. Ward,

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for

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. He became a lawyer and was elected Mayor of Port Hope in 1885, 1893 and 1894. He was first elected to the

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for

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in an 1885 by-election. A

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, he was re-elected in

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but did not run in

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. He ran again and was elected in

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and

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(for the riding of

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). Ward was also active in the Canadian Militia, having enlisted with the 46th East Durham Battalion in 1867 and later retiring in 1909 with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel, having commanded the 46th Durham Regiment for 6 years. The Ward family of

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were of English descent. Henry Ward was a grandson of Captain Thomas Ward (1770–1861), who as born in

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and came to Canada with Governor

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in 1791. Captain Ward was one of the first statute lawyers of

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and one of the first benchers of the

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. Until 1808, he was Registrar of

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, residing at Brighton. In that year he became Registrar for

and removed to Port Hope. In later life he also held the offices of Judge of the County Court and Clerk of the Peace for the Newcastle District. In 1847, Captain Ward resigned from the Registrar's office in favor of his son George C. Ward. Among the Captain's children were Mrs

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Electoral record

References

* 1849 births 1934 deaths Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942) MPs Canadian Militia officers Mayors of places in Ontario Mayors of Port Hope, Ontario Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario People from Northumberland County, Ontario {{Ontario-mayor-stub