Sir Henry George Ward

(1797-1860)

NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Ward, H. G. (Henry George), 1797-1860 NRA: Ward Sir Henry George (1797-1860) Knight Diplomat Politician Colonial Governor DNB: Ward, Sir Henry George (1797-1860), politician and colonial governor LBT ID: HeWard1860 VIAF ID: 72174631 LOC ID: n86807382	B/BAP: 1797-02-27 DIED: 1860-08-02
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The son of the novelist R. P. Ward; after education at Harrow he pursued a diplomatic career and was minister to Mexico (1823-24, 1825-27), a liberal MP for St. Albans (1832-37) and Sheffield (1837-39) and was governor of the Ionian Islands (1849-55), Ceylon (1855-60) and Madras (1860).
REFERENCES TO Sir Henry George Ward: Robert Plumer Ward to Peter George Patmore, 18 November 1838 in My Friends and Acquaintance: being Memorials, Mind-portraits, and Personal Recollections of Deceased Celebrities of the Nineteenth Century; with Selections from their Unpublished Letters 3 vols (London: Saunders and Otley, 1854) Found 1: ¶ 5 Jerdan, William, 1782-1869, The Autobiography of William Jerdan. 4 vols (London: Arthur Hall, Vertue & Co., 1852-53) Ch. 15: Learned Societies Found 1: ¶ 7 Peter George Patmore, My Friends and Acquaintance: being Memorials, Mind-portraits, and Personal Recollections of Deceased Celebrities of the Nineteenth Century; with Selections from their Unpublished Letters 3 vols (London: Saunders and Otley, 1854) R. Plumer Ward XIII Found 1: ¶ 1 R. Plumer Ward XV