John Elliott Ward (October 2, 1814 – November 30, 1902) was an American politician and diplomat.
Biography
John Elliott Ward was born in Sunbury, Georgia on October 2, 1814.[1]
He served as United States Attorney for Georgia, mayor of Savannah, Georgia, speaker of the Georgia House of Representatives, president of the Georgia State Senate, president of the 1856 Democratic National Convention, and United States Minister to China under James Buchanan. He resigned from his diplomatic post shortly after the outbreak of the American Civil War, returned to Savannah, and after the war, moved to New York City, where he practiced law for several years.[2]
He died in Dorchester (now Midway), Georgia on November 30, 1902.[2]
See also
References
- ^ The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography. Vol. I. James T. White & Company. 1893. p. 373. Retrieved April 19, 2021 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b "Death List of a Day: John Elliott Ward Dead". The New York Times. Savannah, Georgia. December 1, 1902. p. 9. Retrieved April 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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