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William Ward, 3rd Viscount Dudley and Ward

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William Ward, 3rd Viscount Dudley and Ward (21 January 1750 – 25 April 1823) was a British peer and politician.[1]

Ward was the son of John Ward, 1st Viscount Dudley and Ward, by his second wife Mary Carver. He was elected to the House of Commons for Worcester in 1780, a seat he held until 1788, when he succeeded his half-brother in the viscountcy and entered the House of Lords.[2] In 1780 he married Julia Bosville, younger daughter of Godfrey Bosville of Gunthwaite, Yorkshire, and sister of the ardent Whig Colonel William Bosville (1745–1813). Ward died in April 1823, aged 73, and was succeeded by his son John, who served as Foreign Secretary and was created Earl of Dudley in 1827.

References

  1. ^ Kidd, Charles; Williamson, David, eds. (1990). Debrett's peerage and baronetage. London: Debrett's Peerage. ISBN 9780312046408.
  2. ^ Drummond, Mary M. (1964). "Ward, Hon. William (1750-1823)". In Namier, Sir Lewis; Brooke, John (eds.). The House of Commons 1754–1790. The History of Parliament Trust.
Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Worcester
1780–1788
With: Thomas Bates Rous 1780–1784
Samuel Smith 1784–1788 		Succeeded by
Peerage of Great Britain
Preceded by Viscount Dudley and Ward
1788–1823 		Succeeded by

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