William Ward, first earl of Dudley

(1817-1885)

NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Dudley, William Ward, Earl of, 1817-1885 NRA: Ward William (1817-1885) 1st Earl of Dudley LBT ID: LdDudle1 VIAF ID: 133959242 LOC ID: nb2010020101	B/BAP: 1817-03-27 DIED: 1885-05-07
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The son of William Humble Ward, tenth Baron Ward of Birmingham; educated at Eton and Christ Church, Oxford, he was a trustee of the National Gallery, created Earl Dudley in 1860.
REFERENCES TO William Ward, first earl of Dudley: Lady Louisa Molyneux to Thomas Creevey, 17 January 1838 in The Creevey Papers: A Selection from the Correspondence & Diaries of the late Thomas Creevey, M.P. (London: John Murray, 1903) Found 2: ¶ 2 ¶ n1 Creevey, Thomas, 1768-1838, The Creevey Papers: A Selection from the Correspondence & Diaries of the late Thomas Creevey, M.P. (London: John Murray, 1903) Ch XIV: 1837-38 Found 1: ¶ n1