Ward was elected one of the judges of the Essex County Court in 1804 and reelected in 1809. He served as member of the New Jersey Legislative Council in 1808 and 1809 serving as Vice-President of Council in the latter year.
Ward was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Congresses (March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1817). He was a general and senior officer of the New Jersey Cavalry at the time of his death in Newark, New Jersey, March 4, 1842.[1] He was interred in the First Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Newark.[2]
thomas, ward, jersey, politician, other, people, named, thomas, ward, thomas, ward, disambiguation, thomas, ward, 1759, march, 1842, represented, jersey, congressional, district, united, states, house, representatives, from, 1813, 1817, born, newark, jersey, w. For other people named Thomas Ward see Thomas Ward disambiguation Thomas Ward ca 1759 March 4 1842 represented New Jersey s 1st congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1813 to 1817 Born in Newark New Jersey Ward completed preparatory studies He studied law He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Newark New Jersey He served as captain and major in the state militia during the Whiskey Rebellion in 1794 He served as Sheriff of Essex County New Jersey in 1797 Ward was elected one of the judges of the Essex County Court in 1804 and reelected in 1809 He served as member of the New Jersey Legislative Council in 1808 and 1809 serving as Vice President of Council in the latter year Ward was elected as a Democratic Republican to the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Congresses March 4 1813 March 3 1817 He was a general and senior officer of the New Jersey Cavalry at the time of his death in Newark New Jersey March 4 1842 1 He was interred in the First Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Newark 2 Ward purchased a number of properties in Otsego and St Lawrence counties in New York from James Fenimore Cooper 3 The former Ward estate in Newark is the site of St Patrick s Pro Cathedral References edit Guide to the Stafford Ward Family Papers 1811 1957 The New Jersey Historical Society Thomas Ward Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Accessed August 23 2007 Franklin Wayne James Fenimore Cooper The Early Years Yale University Press 2008 p 237 ISBN 9780300135008External links editUnited States Congress Thomas Ward id W000141 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Thomas Ward at The Political GraveyardU S House of RepresentativesPreceded byJacob Hufty Member of the U S House of Representatives from New Jersey s at large congressional district1813 1817 Succeeded byJohn Linn nbsp nbsp This article about a New Jersey politician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Thomas Ward New Jersey politician amp oldid 1144929295, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
