Marcus Lawrence Ward
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| Marcus L. Ward | |
| 3rd Chair of the Republican National Committee | |
|---|---|
| In office | |
| 1866 – 1868 | |
| Preceded by | Henry J. Raymond |
| Succeeded by | William Claflin |
| Born | November 9, 1812 Newark, New Jersey |
| Died | April 25, 1884 Newark, New Jersey |
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 1869-1872, 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
He died in Newark, New Jersey, and was buried there in Mount Pleasant Cemetery.
This article incorporates facts obtained from the public domain Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
[edit] External links
- Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- New Jersey State Library biography for Marcus Lawrence Ward (PDF)
- Political Graveyard information for Marcus Lawrence Ward
- Dead Governors of New Jersey bio for Marcus L. Ward
| Preceded by Henry J. Raymond |
Chairman of the Republican National Committee 1866-1868 |
Succeeded by William Claflin |
| Preceded by Joel Parker |
Governor of New Jersey 1869-1872 |
Succeeded by Theodore Fitz Randolph |
| Preceded by New Seat |
U.S. House of Representatives New Jersey's 6th congressional district 1873-1875 |
Succeeded by Frederick H. Teese |
| Governors of New Jersey |  |
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| Livingston • Paterson • Howell • Bloomfield • Ogden • W.S. Pennington • M. Dickerson • Williamson • Vroom • Southard • Seeley • P. Dickerson • W. Pennington • Haines • Stratton • Fort • Price • Newell • Olden • Parker • Ward • Randolph • Bedle • McClellan • Ludlow • Abbett • Green • Werts • Griggs • Voorhees • Murphy • Stokes • Fort • Wilson • Fielder • Edge • Edwards • Silzer • Moore • Larson • Hoffman • Edison • Driscoll • Meyner • Hughes • Cahill • Byrne • Kean • Florio • Whitman • DiFrancesco • McGreevey • Codey • Corzine |
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