John Ward (22 December 1779 – 24 February 1855) was a British politician. Ward had

Holwood House Holwood House is a country house in Keston, near Hayes, Bromley, Hayes, in the London Borough of Bromley, England. The house was designed by Decimus Burton, built between 1823 and 1826 and is in the Greek Revival style. It was built for John Wa ...

built for him between 1823 and 1826 and resided there. Ward was a Member of Parliament (MP) for

Leominster Leominster ( ) is a market town in Herefordshire, England; it is located at the confluence of the River Lugg and its tributary the River Kenwater. The town is north of Hereford and south of Ludlow in Shropshire. With a population of almos ...

from 11 Feb 1830 to 2 August 1830. Ward was

High Sheriff of Kent The high sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown (prior to 1974 the office previously known as sheriff)."Sheriffs appointed for a county or Greater London shall be known as high sheriffs, and any reference in any enactment or instru ...

in 1835. He died aged 75.

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* 1779 births 1855 deaths UK MPs 1830–1831 High sheriffs of Kent Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for English constituencies People from Bromley {{England-UK-MP-stub