George Ward (Liberal politician)
George Ward JP (14 January 1879 – 3 December 1951) was a British Liberal Party politician and boot manufacturer.
Biography
Ward was educated at Barwell National School in Leicestershire. On 10 June 1905 he married Emily Haydon. In business Ward was a highly successful Boot and Shoe Manufacturer but he also served in local politics as a Parish, District and County Councillor, later an Alderman and as a Justice of the Peace. In 1923 he was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bosworth. He held the seat until the 1924 election.[1][2]
He died in Hinckley aged 72, when his address was Rosslyn, Barwell, near Leicester.[2]
Legacy
In his Will, George Ward left his former home, the Cedars to the people of Barwell, which was used as an educational establishment for a number of years, until it was vacated in 2002 due to subsidence problems.[3] After a number of years, the George Ward Community Centre was opened in the village using the money from the sale of the Cedars, and was so-named in honour of George Ward's contribution to the village.
References
- ↑ The Life and Times of George Ward of Barwell (1879-1951) at leicestershirevillages.com
- 1 2 WARD, George, in Who Was Who (A & C Black, 1920–2008), online edition by Oxford University Press, December 2007 (subscription site)
- ↑ Barwell Community Centre Leaflet
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by George Ward
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by Guy Paget |
Member of Parliament for Bosworth 1923–1924 |
Succeeded by Robert Gee |