William Ward (Pennsylvania)

William Ward (Pennsylvania)

William Ward (January 1, 1837 – February 27, 1895) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.

William Ward was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He attended Girard College in Philadelphia. He learned the art of printing in the office of the "Delaware County Republican" in Chester, Pennsylvania. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in August 1859 and commenced practice in Chester. He was also engaged in the land business and banking. He served as a member of the city council of Chester and city solicitor.

Ward was elected as a Republican to the Forty-fifth, Forty-sixth, and Forty-seventh Congresses. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1882. He resumed the practice of his profession and his former business pursuits in Chester where he died in 1895. Interment in the Rural Cemetery.

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