Elijah Ward

Elijah Ward (September 16, 1816 – February 7, 1882) was a U.S. Congressman during the American Civil War and the Reconstruction era.

Early life Ward was born in Sing Sing (now Ossining), New York.

He died in Roslyn in Nassau County, New York, on Long Island on February 7, 1882. He was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx.

Legacy After his death, his widow donated a memorial horse trough in Roslyn Harbor, New York, in his memory. Shortly after her death in 1893, her children erected the Clocktower and gave it to the Town as a memorial.