Robert Ward
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Robert Ward (British politician)
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Captain The Honourable Robert Arthur Ward OBE (23 February 1871 - 14 June 1942), was a British soldier and Conservative politician.
Biography
Ward was the third son of William Ward, 1st Earl of Dudley, and his second wife Georgina Elisabeth, daughter of Sir Thomas Moncreiffe, 7th Baronet. William Ward, 2nd Earl of Dudley, was his elder brother.[1] He was returned to Parliament for Crewe in the 1895 general election, a seat he held until 1900.[1][2] Ward also fought in the Matabeleland campaign of 1896, in the Second Boer War and in the First World War, where he was twice mentioned in despatches. In 1919 he was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE).[1]
Ward married Lady Mary, daughter of Archibald Acheson, 4th Earl of Gosford and his wife Lady Louisa Montagu, in 1906. He died in June 1942, aged 71.[1]
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- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Robert Ward
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by Walter McLaren |
Member of Parliament for Crewe 1895 – 1900 |
Succeeded by James Tomkinson |
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