Marcus Lawrence Ward

Marcus L. Ward
3rd Chair of the Republican National Committee
In office 1866–1868
Preceded by	Henry J. Raymond
Succeeded by	William Claflin
Personal details
Born	November 9, 1812(1812-11-09) Newark, New Jersey
Died	April 25, 1884(1884-04-25) (aged 71) Newark, New Jersey
Religion	Protestant

Marcus Lawrence Ward (November 9, 1812 – April 25, 1884) was an American Republican Party politician, who served as the 21st Governor of New Jersey from 1866–1869, and represented the state in Congress for one term, from 1873-1875.

Republicans nominated Ward for Governor in 1862, but he lost to Democrat Joel Parker. Ward was nominated again in 1865 and was elected Governor of New Jersey, serving from 1866 to 1869. After a Democratic-controlled legislature had not passed the Thirteenth Amendment, Ward worked with the new Republican-controlled New Jersey Legislature to secure state passage of both the Thirteenth and the Fourteenth Amendment, with its Due Process and Equal Protection clauses. Ward was chosen as a delegate to the 1860 Republican National Convention and was the chairman of the Republican National Committee from 1866 to 1868.

Ward served a single term in the United States House of Representatives from the newly-created New Jersey's 6th congressional district, from 1873-1875.^[1]

He died in Newark, New Jersey, and was buried there in Mount Pleasant Cemetery.^[1]

There is a memorial plaque dedicated to him in the Alice Ransom Dreyfuss Memorial Garden behind the Newark Museum.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Marcus Lawrence Ward biography, United States Congress. Accessed July 31, 2007.

External links

• Marcus Lawrence Ward at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• Biography of Marcus Lawrence Ward (PDF), New Jersey State Library
• New Jersey Governor Marcus Lawrence Ward, National Governors Association
• Political Graveyard information for Marcus Lawrence Ward
• Dead Governors of New Jersey bio for Marcus L. Ward

Political offices
Preceded by Joel Parker	Governor of New Jersey January 16, 1866–January 19, 1869	Succeeded by Theodore Fitz Randolph
United States House of Representatives
Preceded by New Seat	U.S. House of Representatives New Jersey's 6th congressional district March 4, 1873-March 3, 1875	Succeeded by Frederick Halstead Teese
Party political offices
Preceded by Charles Smith Olden	Republican Nominee for Governor of New Jersey 1862, 1865	Succeeded by John Insley Blair
Preceded by Henry Jarvis Raymond	Chairman of the Republican National Committee 1866–1868	Succeeded by William Claflin

Persondata
Name	Ward, Marcus Lawrence
Alternative names
Short description	American politician
Date of birth	November 9, 1812
Place of birth	Newark, New Jersey
Date of death	April 25, 1884
Place of death	Newark, New Jersey