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]
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by new constituency |
Member of Parliament for Hull North West 1918–1945 |
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) |