William Ward, 4th Earl of Dudley

William Humble David Ward, 4th Earl of Dudley (January 5, 1920 – November 16, 2013[1]), styled Viscount Ednam from 1932 to 1969, was a British peer.

Background

He was the son of William Ward, 3rd Earl of Dudley, and Lady Rosemary Millicent Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, only surviving daughter of Cromartie Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 4th Duke of Sutherland. He was a godson of the Duke of Windsor.

He was educated at Eton and Christ Church, Oxford. He joined the Royal Hussars (Prince of Wales' Own) regiment, and was wounded on active service in World War II. He served as Aide-de-Camp to Field Marshal Archibald Wavell the Viceroy of India between 1942 and 1943.

He inherited the titles Baron Ward of Birmingham, Earl of Dudley and Viscount Ednam upon the death of his father, the 3rd Earl, on 26 December 1969.[2]

Although his titles were for life, the 4th Earl ceased to sit as a member of the House of Lords on 11 November 1999, following the removal of many of the hereditary seats from the legislature.

He was the paternal uncle of actress and former model Rachel Ward and the environmental activist Tracy Louise Ward (now Marchioness of Worcester) who are the daughters of the 4th Earl's youngest brother, the Hon. Peter Alistair Ward.

Family

Lord Dudley married firstly Stella Carcano y Morra, daughter of Dr. Don Miguel Angel Carcano, who was the Argentine Ambassador to the U.K. from 1942-1946.[3] They married on 10 January 1946 and had three children:

Lord and Lady Dudley divorced in 1961.

Lord Dudley remarried in Amersham on 24 August 1961. His second wife was Maureen Swanson the Scottish actress and socialite (25 November 1932 – 16 November 2011). Together they had seven children:

Notes

  1. "William Humble David Ward 4th Earl of Dudley Obituary". The Times. 26 November 2013. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  2. Lundy, Darryl. "William Humble David Ward, 4th Earl of Dudley". The Peerage.
  3. Lundy, Darryl. "Dr. Don Miguel Angel Carcano". The Peerage.
  4. Tim Walker. Edited by Claire Fox 6:28AM BST 20 Jun 2011 (2011-06-20). "Sienna Miller splits her time between two men". Telegraph. Retrieved 2012-09-03.
  5. "Leander Ward". IMDb.com an Amazon.com company. Retrieved September 2012.

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Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
William Humble Eric Ward
Earl of Dudley
1969–2013
Succeeded by
William Humble David Jeremy Ward