William Lukens Ward (September 2, 1856 – July 16, 1933) was an American manufacturer and politician from

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. A longtime Republican activist, he was most notable for his service as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1897 to 1899.

Biography

William L. Ward was born in Pemberwick, part of the town of Greenwich, Connecticut on September 2, 1856, the son of William E. Ward and Louise (Lukens) Ward. His family moved to Port Chester, New York in 1863. He attended

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in New York City, and the

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School of Mines (class of 1878). Ward pursued a business career as owner of an enterprise that manufactured bolts, nuts, and rivets in Port Chester. Ward was a presidential elector in the

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. In 1896, he was elected to the United States House of Representatives; he served in the

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(March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1899). Ward was not a candidate for reelection in 1898. After his term ended, Ward resumed his former manufacturing pursuits in Port Chester. He served as member of the Republican National Committee from 1904 to 1912. He was a delegate to the

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1908 Events January * January 1 – The British ''Nimrod'' Expedition led by Ernest Shackleton sets sail from New Zealand on the ''Nimrod'' for Antarctica. * January 3 – A total solar eclipse is visible in the Pacific Ocean, and is the 46 ...

1912 Events January * January 1 – The Republic of China (1912–49), Republic of China is established. * January 5 – The Prague Conference (6th All-Russian Conference of the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party) opens. * January 6 ...

1916 Events Below, the events of the First World War have the "WWI" prefix. January * January 1 – The British Royal Army Medical Corps carries out the first successful blood transfusion, using blood that had been stored and cooled. * ...

1920 Events January * January 1 ** Polish–Soviet War in 1920: The Russian Red Army increases its troops along the Polish border from 4 divisions to 20. ** Kauniainen, completely surrounded by the city of Espoo, secedes from Espoo as its own ma ...

1924 Events January * January 12 – Gopinath Saha shoots Ernest Day, whom he has mistaken for Sir Charles Tegart, the police commissioner of Calcutta, and is arrested soon after. * January 20– 30 – Kuomintang in China hol ...

1928 Events January * January – British bacteriologist Frederick Griffith reports the results of Griffith's experiment, indirectly proving the existence of DNA. * January 1 – Eastern Bloc emigration and defection: Boris Bazhanov, J ...

, and

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s. Ward died at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City, July 16, 1933. He was interred in the family mausoleum at

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in Valhalla, New York.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ward, William Lukens 1856 births 1933 deaths People from Greenwich, Connecticut People from Port Chester, New York Burials at Kensico Cemetery Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from New York (state) Columbia School of Mines alumni 1896 United States presidential electors