Andrew H. Ward

Andrew Harrison Ward (January 3, 1815 - April 16, 1904) was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky.

Born near Cynthiana, Kentucky, Ward attended the county schools and Transylvania University, Lexington, Kentucky.He served as clerk on a steamboat on the Tombigbee River for several years.He studied law.He was admitted to the bar in 1844 and commenced practice in Cynthiana, Kentucky. City attorney of Cynthiana in 1860.He was an unsuccessful candidate for election to the State house of representatives in 1861.He served as member of the Kentucky House of Representatives 1863-1865.He was an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1864 to the Thirty-ninth Congress.

Ward was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-ninth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Green Clay Smith and served from December 3, 1866, to March 3, 1867.He was not a candidate for renomination in 1866.He resumed the practice of law and subsequently became president of the National Bank of Cynthiana.He died in Cynthiana, Kentucky, April 16, 1904.He was interred in Battle Grove Cemetery.

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