Edward Ward, 9th Baron Dudley
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Edward Ward, 9th Baron Dudley and 4th Baron Ward (16 June 1704—6 September 1731) was the only son of Edward Ward, 8th Baron Dudley and 4th Baron Ward and his wife Diana daughter and heiress of Thomas Howard of Ashtead, Surrey. He was born posthumously, and so succeeded to his father's baronies at birth.
In 1712, during his minority, one of the first Newcomen steam engine
s was erected within his Coneygree Park, in Tipton
west of Dudley Castle
, so as to drain coal mines there. This was illustrated in a contemporary engraving by Thomas Barney, also showing the castle, so that the engine sometimes referred to as the Dudley Castle engine. Another engines was subsequently erected for his Park colliery.
Edward Ward died a bachelor in 1731. His titles were inherited by William Ward, 10th Baron Dudley, 5th Baron Ward (died 1740), on whose death the estates and titles were divided. The entail
ed estate and the title Baron Ward passed to his heir male, a cousin William Ward
(later 1st Viscount Dudley and Ward), whereas the title Baron Dudley
and certain estates more recently purchased (and thus not entailed) passed to Ferdinando Dudley Lea, 11th Baron Dudley, the son of a sister of the 10th Baron. This led to a dispute over the ownership of a steam engine standing on the entailed property, ultimately resolved in favour of Lord Dudley, who therefore removed the engine to his own property at Russell's Hall, Dudley.
In 1712, during his minority, one of the first Newcomen steam engine
Newcomen steam engine
The atmospheric engine invented by Thomas Newcomen in 1712, today referred to as a Newcomen steam engine , was the first practical device to harness the power of steam to produce mechanical work. Newcomen engines were used throughout Britain and Europe, principally to pump water out of mines,...
s was erected within his Coneygree Park, in Tipton
Tipton
Tipton is a town in the Sandwell borough of the West Midlands, England, with a population of around 47,000. Tipton is located about halfway between Birmingham and Wolverhampton. It is a part of the West Midlands conurbation and is a part of the Black Country....
west of Dudley Castle
Dudley Castle
Dudley Castle is a ruined castle in the town of Dudley, West Midlands, England. Dudley Zoo is located in its grounds. The location, Castle Hill, is an outcrop of Wenlock Group limestone that was extensively quarried during the Industrial Revolution, and which now along with Wren's Nest Hill is a...
, so as to drain coal mines there. This was illustrated in a contemporary engraving by Thomas Barney, also showing the castle, so that the engine sometimes referred to as the Dudley Castle engine. Another engines was subsequently erected for his Park colliery.
Edward Ward died a bachelor in 1731. His titles were inherited by William Ward, 10th Baron Dudley, 5th Baron Ward (died 1740), on whose death the estates and titles were divided. The entail
Entail
Entail may refer to:* Fee tail, a term of art in common law describing a limited form of succession....
ed estate and the title Baron Ward passed to his heir male, a cousin William Ward
John Ward, 1st Viscount Dudley and Ward
John Ward, 1st Viscount Dudley and Ward , known as John Ward until 1740 and as the 6th Baron Ward from 1740 to 1763, was a British peer and politician....
(later 1st Viscount Dudley and Ward), whereas the title Baron Dudley
Baron Dudley
Baron Dudley is a title in the Peerage of England. It was created in circa 1440 for John Sutton, a soldier who served as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. According to Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage he was actually summoned to Parliament as "Johanni de Sutton de Duddeley militi", whereby he is held to...
and certain estates more recently purchased (and thus not entailed) passed to Ferdinando Dudley Lea, 11th Baron Dudley, the son of a sister of the 10th Baron. This led to a dispute over the ownership of a steam engine standing on the entailed property, ultimately resolved in favour of Lord Dudley, who therefore removed the engine to his own property at Russell's Hall, Dudley.