William L. Ward

William Lukens Ward (September 2, 1856 – July 16, 1933) was a U.S. Representative from New York.

For other people named William Ward, see William Ward (disambiguation).
William Lukens Ward, Congressman from New York

Born in Pemberwick, town of Greenwich, Connecticut, Ward moved to Port Chester, New York, with his parents in 1863. He attended Friends Seminary, New York City, and the Columbia School of Mines in New York City (class of 1878). He engaged in the manufacture of bolts, nuts, and rivets in Port Chester, New York.

Ward was a presidential elector in the 1896 presidential election.[1]

Ward served as chairman of the Republican State committee for several years. He was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-fifth Congress (March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1899).

After his term ended, Ward resumed his former manufacturing pursuits in Port Chester. He served as member of the Republican National Committee 1904–1912. He was a delegate to the 1904,[2] 1908,[3] 1912,[4] 1916,[5] 1920,[6] 1924, 1928, and 1932 Republican National Conventions.[7]

Ward died in New York City, July 16, 1933. He was interred in the family mausoleum in Kensico Cemetery, Valhalla, New York.

References
  1. Proceedings of the Electoral College of the State of New York, January 11th, 1897. Albany. 1897. p. 29.
  2. Osgoodby, William Gardner (1904). The Republican National Convention, 1904,: With Portraits of Many of the Distinguished Members of the Party, a Concise History of the Republican Party from Its Birth, Extracts from Its First and Last Platforms, Convention Speeches and Other Historical and Political Information. Illustrated Publishing Company of America. p. 214.
  3. Blumenberg, Milton W. (1908). Official Report of the Proceedings of the Fourteenth Republican National Convention Held in Chicago, Illinois June 16, 17, 18, and 19 1908. Columbus, Ohio: Press of F. J. Heer. p. 70.
  4. Blumenberg, Milton W. (1912). Official Report of the Proceedings of the Fifteenth Republican National Convention Held in Chicago, Illinois June 18, 19, 20, 21, and 22 1912. New York City: The Tenny Press. p. 320.
  5. Hart, George L. (1916). Official Report of the Proceedings of the Sixteenth Republican National Convention Held in Chicago, Illinois June 7, 8, 9, and 10, 1916. New York: The Tenny Press. p. 56.
  6. Hart, George L. (1920). Official Report of the Proceedings of the Seventeenth Republican National Convention Held in Chicago, Illinois June 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12, 1920. New York: The Tenny Press. p. 59.
  7. "Ward, William Lukens (1856-1933)". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved July 2, 2020.

Sources

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U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by
Benjamin L. Fairchild		 Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 16th congressional district
1897–1899		 Succeeded by
John Q. Underhill
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