Hamilton Ward, Jr.

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Hamilton Ward, Jr. (1871 - 1932) was an American lawyer and politician.

[edit] Life

He was the son of Hamilton Ward, Sr.. He fought in the Spanish-American War in Cuba as a captain. He was New York State Attorney General from 1929 to 1930 under Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt.

Ward was a Republican from Buffalo.

He was buried at the Forest Hill Cemetery in Belmont, New York.

[edit] Sources

  • [1] List of New York Attorneys General, at Office of the NYSAG
  • [2] Political Graveyard
  • [3] His fathers obit, in NYT on December 29, 1898
Preceded by
Albert Ottinger		 New York State Attorney General
1929 – 1930		 Succeeded by
John J. Bennett, Jr.
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