William Ward (Pennsylvania), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

William Ward (Pennsylvania)

Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania

Date of Birth: 01-Jan-1837

Place of Birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Date of Death: 27-Feb-1895

Profession: lawyer, politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn


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About William Ward (Pennsylvania)

  • William Ward (January 1, 1837 – February 27, 1895) was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Republican member of the U.S.
  • House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 6th congressional district from 1877 to 1883. William Ward was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
  • He attended Girard College in Philadelphia.
  • He learned the art of printing in the office of the Delaware County Republican in Chester, Pennsylvania.
  • He studied law, was admitted to the bar in August 1859 and commenced practice in Chester.
  • He was also engaged in the land business and banking.
  • He served as a member of the Chester City Council and city solicitor. Ward was elected as a Republican to the Forty-fifth, Forty-sixth, and Forty-seventh Congresses.
  • He was not a candidate for renomination in 1882.
  • He resumed the practice of his profession and his former business pursuits in Chester where he died in 1895.
  • Interment in the Chester Rural Cemetery.

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