Ord is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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Boris Ord (1897–1961), British composer
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Edward Ord
Edward Otho Cresap Ord (October 18, 1818 – July 22, 1883) was an American engineer and United States Army officer who saw action in the Seminole War, the Indian Wars, and the American Civil War. He commanded an army during the final days of th ...
(1818–1883), Major General in the US Army
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George Ord
George Ord, Jr. (March 4, 1781 – January 24, 1866) was an American zoologist who specialized in North American ornithology and mammalogy. Based in part on specimens collected by Lewis and Clark in the North American interior, Ord's article "Zool ...
(1781–1866), American naturalist, ornithologist and writer
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Harry Ord
Sir Harry St. George Ord (17 June 1819 – 20 August 1885) was a British colonial administrator who served as Governor of Bermuda between 1861 and 1864, Governor of the Straits Settlements between 1867 and 1873, and Governor of Western Australi ...
(1819–1885), the 10th Governor of Western Australia
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John Ord
John Ord (1729–1814) was an English barrister and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1774 to 1790.
Life
The son of Robert Ord and Mary Darnell, he was educated at Newcome's School in Hackney and Trinity College, Cambridge. He ...
(1729–1814), English politician
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Robert Ord
The Right Hon. Lord Robert Ord FRS MP (1700 – 12 February 1778) was a British lawyer and politician.
Life
Ord was born the son of John Ord, Under-Sheriff of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, of Newbiggin, Fenham and Newminster, Northumberland, and his wi ...
(1700–1778), British lawyer and politician
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Toby Ord
Toby David Godfrey Ord (born July 1979) is an Australian philosopher. He founded Giving What We Can in 2009, an international society whose members pledge to donate at least 10% of their income to effective charities, and is a key figure in the ...
(born 1979), Australian philosopher
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William Ord (1781–1855)
William Ord (2 January 1781 – 28 July 1855) was an English Whig politician and landowner, the son of William Ord and Eleanor Brandling.
He inherited estates and coal and lead mining interests at Whitfield, Northumberland on the death of his f ...
, English politician and landowner, MP for Morpeth, and for Newcastle-upon-Tyne
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William Ord of Fenham
William Ord (c. 1715 – 24 January 1768) was an English land and mine owner.
Life
He was the second son of Thomas Ord of Fenham and Anne Bacon and inherited the family estates at Fenham and Newminster Abbey on the death of his elder brother ...
(c. 1715–1768), English land and mine owner, MP for Bossiney
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William Miller Ord (1834–1902), British medical scientist
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