About William Ward
Lived 1807 – 1889 (aged 81–82). William Ward was a politician and businessperson.
William Ward (1807 – 20 July 1889) was a Victorian Mayor of the city of Oxford, in England.
William Ward was born in Oxford, the son of Henry Ward (1780–1852), who himself was the son of Abraham Ward from Warwickshire.
Ward died on 20 July 1889, aged 82 and was buried in the family vault at St Mary Magdalen's Church. His wife died on 26 July 1876, aged 67 and was buried in the same church.
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Who was William Ward?
Victorian Mayor of the city of Oxford, in England
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William Ward was born in 1807.
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William Ward died on 20 July 1889.
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William Ward was a politician and businessperson.
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· DBpedia: William Ward (mayor)
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