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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—New YorkAaron WARD
(1790-1867)
WARD, Aaron, (uncle of
Elijah Ward), a Representative from New York; was born in Sing Sing
(now Ossining), N.Y., on July 5, 1790; completed preparatory
studies in Mount Pleasant Academy; served in the War of 1812 as
lieutenant and captain in the Twenty-ninth Infantry; studied law;
was admitted to the bar and commenced practice at Sing Sing;
district attorney for Westchester County; served in the State
militia as colonel, brigadier general, and major general; elected
to the Nineteenth and Twentieth Congresses (March 4, 1825-March 3,
1829); was not a candidate for reelection; elected as a Jacksonian
to the Twenty-second, Twenty-third, and Twenty-fourth Congresses
(March 4, 1831-March 3, 1837); was not a candidate for reelection
to the Twenty-fifth Congress; elected as a Democrat to the
Twenty-seventh Congress (March 4, 1841-March 3, 1843); unsuccessful
candidate for reelection to the Twenty-eighth Congress; delegate to
the State constitutional convention in 1846; unsuccessful
Democratic candidate for secretary of state in 1855; trustee of
Mount Pleasant Academy; died at the home of his son-in-law in
Georgetown, D.C., March 2, 1867; interment in Dale Cemetery,
Ossining, N.Y.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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