Edward Wolstenholme Ward

Major-General Sir Edward Wolstenholme Ward (17 August 1823 – 5 February 1890) He was educated at Royal Military Academy, Woolwich and joined then the Royal Engineers as cadet in 1841.

Career Shortly after his admission, he got a promotion to second lieutenant and then in 1844 to first lieutenant. After additional studies at the Royal School of Mines, he began working for the Royal Mint and became second captain in 1852. In January 1855 he was appointed Chief Commissioner of New South Wales Railways, a new position, and was replaced by Captain Mann in July. In May of that year he was nominated a non-elective member of the New South Wales Legislative Council, sitting in it for nine months. Ward was promoted to major in January 1864 and to lieutenant-colonel only few months later. When he returned to England in 1866, he was set on halfpay.

In 1869, he became colonel and resumed his old post as deputy-master in a new branch in Melbourne. and retired with a pension three years later, having been promoted to major-general. In 1879, he was further honoured as a Knight Commander.

Ward played for the New South Wales cricket team in four of its early matches against Victoria between 1857 and 1862. In the match against Victoria in 1858-59 he took 10 wickets for 57 runs. In 1857 the Australian Cricketer's Guide said of him: "Is an excellent and puzzling left-hand round-arm bowler, with medium pace, keeping the ball usually 'on the spot'."

He was a trustee of the Australian Museum and member of the Australian Philosophical Society.

Family On 21 November 1857, he married Anne Sophia Campbell, daughter of Robert Campbell, and had by her three sons and four daughters. Ward died in Cannes, aged 66.