Jean Templeton Ward, Lady Ward

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( Reid; 13 July 1884 – 1 May 1962) was an American-born philanthropist and society hostess. The only daughter of

Whitelaw Reid Whitelaw Reid (October 27, 1837 – December 15, 1912) was an American politician and newspaper editor, as well as the author of ''Ohio in the War'', a popular work of history. After assisting Horace Greeley as editor of the ''New-York Tribu ...

, the American Ambassador to the United Kingdom, she lived in London after her marriage to Sir

John Hubert Ward Major Sir John Hubert Ward, (20 March 1870 – 2 December 1938) was a British army officer and courtier. Early life Ward was the second son of William Ward, 1st Earl of Dudley by his wife Georgina Elizabeth née Moncreiffe. His paternal grand ...

, second son of the

William Ward, 1st Earl of Dudley William Ward, 1st Earl of Dudley (27 March 1817 – 7 May 1885), known as The Lord Ward from 1835 to 1860, was a British landowner and benefactor. Background and education Ward was born on 27 March 1817 at Edwardstone, Boxford, Suffolk, Engl ...

Early life

Ward was a daughter of

and Elisabeth (

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Mills) Reid (1857–1931), Her older brother was New York publisher

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, who married Helen Miles Rogers. Her father served as the

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(under President

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) and as

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(under Presidents

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and

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) until his death in 1912. Her parents were social people known for throwing lavish parties, including a musicale at their residence in Manhattan, at Madison Avenue and 50th Street, for 400 people, in 1901. Shortly before her father's death, he hosted the

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and

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at his New York home. Her maternal grandparents were financier

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and Jane Templeton (née Cunningham) Mills. Her maternal uncle was financier and Thoroughbred racehorse owner Ogden Mills. Her cousins included Gladys Livingston Mills (wife of

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), Beatrice Mills (wife of

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(the 50th

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who married Margaret Stuyvesant Rutherfurd).

Personal life

Ward’s engagement to the 38-year-old Hon. Sir

(1870–1938), was announced in April 1908. He was a son of

and

Georgina Ward, Countess of Dudley Georgina Elizabeth Ward, Countess of Dudley (9 August 1846 – 2 February 1929) was a British noblewoman and a noted beauty of the Victorian era. Early life and family Georgina was born in Dunbarney, Perthshire, Scotland – "the third of a s ...

. His paternal grandfather was

William Humble Ward, 10th Baron Ward William Humble Ward, 10th Baron Ward (1781 – December 6, 1835) was a clergyman who succeeded to the Dudley Barony. He was the son of Humble and Susannah Ward. He was the father of William Ward, 1st Earl of Dudley. References {{DEFAUL ...

and his maternal grandfather was

Sir Thomas Moncreiffe, 7th Baronet Sir Thomas Moncreiffe, 7th Baronet (9 January 1822 – 16 August 1879) was a Scottish first-class cricketer and British Army officer. The son of Sir David Moncreiffe and his wife, Helen Mackay, he was born at Moncreiffe House in Perthshir ...

. They were married on 23 June 1908 at the Chapel Royal, St. James's Palace in a ceremony attended by King

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and

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. The wedding was celebrated at

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, and was considered one of the greatest society events of the year. Together, the couple had two sons: Together, they were the parents of: * Edward John Sutton Ward (1909–1990), who married Margaret Susan Corbett in 1934. After her death in 1981, he married Marion Elizabeth Jessie Clover, the former wife of

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, in 1986. His godfather was King Edward VII. * Alexander Reginald Ward (1914–1987), a

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for Berkshire between 1941 and 1947, who married Ilona Hollos in 1946. They divorced in 1959 and he married Zena Moyra Marshall in 1967. They divorced 1969 and he married Constance Cluett Sage. Ward was an "accomplished horsewoman... excellent musician" and fluent in several languages including German and Italian. In 1912, Sir John paid £10,000 for Dudley House, a 44,000 square foot London townhouse that was built for his ancestor, the 6th Baron Ward. The house, where the Wards hosted the King and Queen in 1914, was bombed during the War. The Wards also had a country estate, known as Chilton, in

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, Berkshire. For her charitable work during

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, Lady Ward was made a

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and was a Dame of the

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. Sir John died at their home, Dudley House in London, on 2 December 1938. Lady Ward died in May 1962.

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Jean Templeton Ward (née Reid)
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Codicils to the will of the Hon. Jean Templeton Ward (Lady Ward), CBE of Chilton, Hungerford, Berks. Dudley House, London and Kinnaird, Ballinluig, Perthshire
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