Jonathan Ward (politician)

Jonathan Ward (September 21, 1768, Eastchester, Westchester County, New York – September 28, 1842, Eastchester, NY) was an American politician from New York.

Jonathan Ward
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 3rd district
In office
March 4, 1815 – March 3, 1817
Preceded byPeter Denoyelles
Succeeded byCaleb Tompkins
Personal details
BornSeptember 21, 1768 (1768-09-21)
Haverstraw, Province of New York, British America
DiedSeptember 28, 1842(1842-09-28) (aged 75–76)
Haverstraw, New York, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic-Republican

Life

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He received limited schooling. Ward was Sheriff of Westchester County from 1802 to 1806, a member of the New York State Senate from 1807 to 1810, and a member of the Council of Appointment in 1809.

He was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the 14th United States Congress, holding office from March 4, 1815, to March 3, 1817. He was a delegate to the New York State Constitutional Convention of 1821, and was Surrogate of Westchester County from 1828 to 1840.

References

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  • United States Congress. "Jonathan Ward (id: W000136)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
  • The New York Civil List compiled by Franklin Benjamin Hough (pages 70, 147 and 419; Weed, Parsons and Co., 1858)
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 3rd congressional district

1815–1817
Succeeded by