Vincent Ward (politician)

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Vincent Aubrey Ward,CBE (4 January 18861946) was briefly a New Zealand Member of Parliament.

[edit] Early life

Born in Bluff, a son of the late Prime Minister Sir Joseph Ward, he replaced his father in the byelection for the parliamentary seat of Invercargill which was held after Sir Joseph died in 1930. He stood for the United Party.

Vincent retired from politics at the next (1931) general election. He was awarded a CBE in 1946.

He married in 1927 Sybil Mary Petre.