Thomas Ward (politician)

Thomas Ward (born around 1759 in Newark , Province of New Jersey , †  March 4, 1842 ibid) was an American politician . Between 1813 and 1817 he represented the state of New Jersey in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Thomas Ward attended public schools in his home country. After a subsequent law degree and his license to practice law, he began to work in this profession in Newark. Ward became a member of the state militia and was involved in cracking down on the Whiskey Rebellion in 1794 . In 1797 he became a sheriff in Essex County . Between 1804 and 1812 he served as a judge in this district. Politically, Ward was a member of the Democratic Republican Party . In 1808 and 1809 he sat on the Legislative Council , the precursor to the New Jersey Senate .

In the congressional elections of 1812 Ward was elected for the second seat of New Jersey in the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , where he succeeded Thomas Newbold on March 4, 1813 . After re-election, he was able to complete two legislative terms in Congress until March 3, 1817 . Until 1815 the work of Parliament was shaped by the events of the British-American War . After his tenure in the US House of Representatives, Thomas Ward withdrew from federal politics. He devoted himself to his private business and became an officer in the state militia. At the time of his death on, he was a commanding officer in the New Jersey Militia Cavalry. He died on March 4, 1842 in his native Newark, where he was also buried.

Web links

• Thomas Ward in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Thomas Ward in the database of Find a Grave (English)