Richard Ward (governor)

Richard Ward ( born April 15, 1689 Newport, Rhode Iceland, † August 21, 1763 ) was a politician in colonial North America. He was from 1741 to 1742 the 22nd Governor of the Colony of Rhode Iceland and Providence Plantations.

Family

Ward was born as the son of the merchant Thomas Ward and his wife Amey Billings. His paternal grandfather, Thomas Ward, came from Gloucester. He served in the army of Oliver Cromwell and emigrated in 1673, after the Stuart Restoration, to Newport from. 1709 Ward married Mary Tillinghast. From this marriage 14 children were born, including Samuel Ward, who held the office of Governor of the colony of Rhode Iceland and Providence Plantations 1762-1763 and 1765-1767.

Career

His first public office took over Ward 1712 29th Attorney General of Rhode Iceland. He held this office for a year. Then he was appointed secretary of the General Assembly of the colony and was 1714-1730 Senior Clerk of the colony. 1726, he was part of a delegation which established the border with Connecticut. 1730-1733 was Ward foreign ministers of the colony, and in 1740 he took over the office of Deputy Governor. A year later he was promoted for a period of 22 governor of the colony. After his death in 1763 Ward was buried in a tomb made ​​of bricks at the cemetery Common Burying Ground and Iceland Cemetery in Newport.

Awards

Ward was appointed in 1710 to honor citizens of Newport.