James Hugh Ward

James Hugh Ward
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Illinois's 3rd district
In office
March 4, 1885  March 3, 1887
Preceded by George R. Davis
Succeeded by William E. Mason
Personal details
Born (1853-11-30)November 30, 1853
Chicago, Illinois
Died August 15, 1916(1916-08-15) (aged 62)
Chicago, Illinois
Political party Democratic

James Hugh Ward (November 30, 1853 – August 15, 1916) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.

Born in Chicago, Illinois, Ward attended the public schools of Chicago and graduated from the University of Notre Dame in Notre Dame, Indiana, in 1873. He attended the Union College of Law in Chicago, and was graduated in 1876. He was admitted to the bar in July 1876, and practiced. He was elected supervisor of the town of West Chicago in 1879.

Ward was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-ninth Congress (March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1887). He did not seek renomination in 1886. He resumed the practice of his profession in Chicago, Illinois where he died on August 15, 1916. He was interred in Calvary Cemetery.

References

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U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by
George R. Davis
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Illinois's 3rd congressional district

18851887
Succeeded by
William E. Mason


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