Family and Education
b. c. 1650, 2nd s. of John Ward of Tanshelf, Yorks. by Elizabeth, da. of Thomas Vincent of Barnbrough, Yorks. m. 17 Apr. 1684, Mary (d. 1726), da. of Sir William Bucknall† of Oxhey Place, Herts. and bro. of Sir John Bucknall*, 1s. 4da. Kntd. 25 Sept. 1714.
Offices Held
Freeman, Merchant Taylors’ Co. 1690, master 1709–10; dir. Bank of Eng. 1694–9, 1703–d. (with statutory intervals), dep.-gov. 1699–1701, gov. 1701–3; dir. Old E. I. Co. 1696–8, manager, united trade 1703–7, 1708, dir. E. I. Co. 1709–12; ?trustee, receiving loan to Emperor 1706, poor Palatines 1709; commr. Tower Hamlets sewers 1712, building 50 new churches 1715.
Alderman, London 1709–d., sheriff 1715–16, ld. mayor 1718–19.
Parlimentarian
Main residences: Clay Hall, Epsom, Surr.; St. Laurence Pountney, London.
Notes
This article attempts to clarify the confusions and misleading identifications in The Commons 1715-54, ii. 519-20.
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Commons 1690-1715
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WARD, John II (c.1650-1726)
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