William Thomas Ward

William Thomas Ward

William Thomas Ward (born August 9, 1808 in Amelia County , Virginia , †  October 12, 1878 in Louisville , Kentucky ) was an American officer and politician . Between 1851 and 1853 he represented the state of Kentucky in the US House of Representatives .

Career

William Ward attended his homeland public schools and then St. Marys College near Lebanon, Kentucky. After studying law and being admitted to the bar, he began working in this profession in Greensburg . Between 1847 and 1848 he took part in the Mexican-American War as a major . Politically, Ward was a member of the Whig Party . In 1850 he was a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives .

In the congressional elections of 1850 he was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the fourth constituency of Kentucky , where he succeeded Democrat George Caldwell on March 4, 1851 . Since he refused to run again in 1852, Ward could only hold one term in Congress until March 3, 1853 . This was determined by the discussions about the question of slavery in the run-up to the civil war .

After the outbreak of that war, William Ward became Brigadier General in the Union Army . He took part in several campaigns and served there throughout the war. After the war ended, Ward practiced as a lawyer in Louisville again. He died there on October 12, 1878.

Web links

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

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