Sir Lambert Ward, 1st Baronet

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Sir (Albert) Lambert Ward, 1st Baronet CVO DSO TD (7 November 1875 – 21 October 1956) was a volunteer soldier in the Territorial Army and a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom.

Ward was an officer of the Honourable Artillery Company, he was commissioned a second lieutenant in 1902.[1] He was promoted to lieutenant in 1904.[2] He was still a lieutenant at the formation of the Territorial Army in 1908,[3] and was promoted to captain in 1913.[4] He fought in World War I, soon being promoted to temporary Major[5] and ultimately rising to the (substantive) rank of Lieutenant-Colonel.[6][7] In 1916 he commanded the Howe Battalion of the Royal Naval Division.[8] After the war he continued as an officer, initially reverting to the rank of major. He was awarded the Territorial Decoration TD in 1919.[9] He was re-promoted to Lieutenant-Colonel in 1924 (re-gaining his former seniority),[10] commanding the unit for a period up to 1928.[11] He was given a brevet (military) promotion to Colonel in 1927.[12] In 1931 he was made Honorary Colonel of the 50th (Northumbrian) Divisional Train in the Royal Army Service Corps.[13]

He was elected at the 1918 general election Member of Parliament (MP) for Hull North West,[14] and held the seat until his defeat in the Labour Party landslide at the 1945 election.[15][16][17][18][19][20] He served under Ramsay Macdonald as a Lord of the Treasury from 1931 to 1935[21][22] and as Vice-Chamberlain of the Household in 1935,[23] under Stanley Baldwin as Vice-Chamberlain of the Household in 1935 and as Comptroller of the Household from 1935 to 1937[24][25][26] and under Neville Chamberlain as Treasurer of the Household in 1937.[27]

Ward was made a Baronet, of Blyth in the County of Northumberland, in the 1929 King's Birthday Honours.[28][29] He was made a Commander of the Royal Victorian Order in 1937.[30] In 1946 he was appointed a Deputy Lieutenant for the County of London.[31]

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  1. ^ London Gazette: no. 27425, page 2508, 15 April 1902. Retrieved on 2007-12-17.
  2. ^ London Gazette: no. 27648, page 1093, 19 February 1904. Retrieved on 2007-12-17.
  3. ^ London Gazette: no. 28186, page 7480, 16 October 1908. Retrieved on 2007-12-17.
  4. ^ London Gazette: no. 28693, page 1450, 25 February 1913. Retrieved on 2007-12-17.
  5. ^ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 29120, page 3423, 6 April 1915. Retrieved on 2007-12-17.
  6. ^ London Gazette: no. 29804, page 10431, 27 October 1916. Retrieved on 2007-12-17.
  7. ^ London Gazette: no. 30008, page 3216, 3 April 1917. Retrieved on 2007-12-17.
  8. ^ London Gazette: no. 29772, page 9557, 3 October 1916. Retrieved on 2007-12-17.
  9. ^ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 31511, pages 10550–10552, 19 August 1919. Retrieved on 2007-12-17.
  10. ^ London Gazette: no. 32921, page 2533, 25 March 1924. Retrieved on 2007-12-17.
  11. ^ London Gazette: no. 33351, page 605, 27 January 1928. Retrieved on 2007-12-17.
  12. ^ London Gazette: no. 33344, page 46, 3 January 1928. Retrieved on 2007-12-17.
  13. ^ London Gazette: no. 33739, page 4943, 28 July 1931. Retrieved on 2007-12-17.
  14. ^ London Gazette: no. 31147, pages 1355–1359, 28 January 1919. Retrieved on 2007-12-17.
  15. ^ London Gazette: no. 32775, page 8706, 8 December 1922. Retrieved on 2007-12-17.
  16. ^ London Gazette: no. 32897, page 362, 11 January 1924. Retrieved on 2007-12-17.
  17. ^ London Gazette: no. 32996, page 8528, 25 November 1924. Retrieved on 2007-12-17.
  18. ^ London Gazette: no. 33508, page 4110, 21 June 1929. Retrieved on 2007-12-17.
  19. ^ London Gazette: no. 33769, page 7140, 6 November 1931. Retrieved on 2007-12-17.
  20. ^ London Gazette: no. 34223, page 7500, 26 November 1935. Retrieved on 2007-12-17.
  21. ^ London Gazette: no. 33871, page 6326, 7 October 1932. Retrieved on 2007-12-17.
  22. ^ London Gazette: no. 34155, page 2821, 30 April 1935. Retrieved on 2007-12-17.
  23. ^ London Gazette: no. 34158, page 2978, 7 May 1935. Retrieved on 2007-12-17.
  24. ^ London Gazette: no. 34230, page 7948, 10 December 1935. Retrieved on 2007-12-17.
  25. ^ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 34306, page 4663, 20 July 1936. Retrieved on 2007-12-17.
  26. ^ London Gazette: no. 34376, page 1405, 2 March 1937. Retrieved on 2007-12-17.
  27. ^ London Gazette: no. 34404, page 3578, 4 June 1937. Retrieved on 2007-12-17.
  28. ^ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 33501, page 3666, 31 May 1929. Retrieved on 2007-12-17.
  29. ^ London Gazette: no. 33516, page 4622, 12 July 1929. Retrieved on 2007-12-17.
  30. ^ London Gazette: no. 34420, page 4733, 23 July 1937. Retrieved on 2007-12-17.
  31. ^ London Gazette: no. 37449, page 724, 29 January 1946. Retrieved on 2007-12-17.

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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
new constituency		 Member of Parliament for Hull North West
1918–1924		 Succeeded by
Kim Mackay
Political offices
Preceded by
Sir Victor Warrender		 Vice-Chamberlain of the Household
1935		 Succeeded by
George Davies
Preceded by
George Bowyer		 Comptroller of the Household
1935–1937		 Succeeded by
George Davies
Preceded by
Sir Frederick Penny		 Treasurer of the Household
1937		 Succeeded by
Arthur Hope
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
(new creation)		 Baronet
(of Blyth)
1929–1956		 Succeeded by
(extinct)
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