William Ward, 3rd Earl of Dudley
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William Humble Eric Ward, 3rd Earl of Dudley, MC
(30 January 1894 – 26 December 1969), known as Viscount Ednam until 1932, was a British
Conservative
politician.
, and his wife Rachel (née Gurney). George Ward, 1st Viscount Ward of Witley
, was his younger brother. He was educated at Eton
and commissioned into the Worcestershire Yeomanry
in 1912. In 1914 he transferred to the regular 10th Hussars. He was promoted Lieutenant
in 1915 and ended the First World War as a Captain
.
He sat as Member of Parliament
for Hornsey
from 1921 to 1924 and for Wednesbury
from 1931 to 1932 and served as Parliamentary Private Secretary
to the Under-Secretary of State for India
, Lord Winterton
, between 1922 and 1924. He also held the honorary post of High Sheriff
of Worcestershire
in 1930.
Dudley married firstly, as Viscount Ednam, Lady Rosemary Millicent Sutherland-Leveson-Gower (9 August 1893 - 21 July 1930), younger but only surviving daughter of Cromartie Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 4th Duke of Sutherland
, on 8 March 1919. She died in a plane crash in 1930, aged 36; she was survived by two of her three sons. Ward married secondly (Frances) Laura Charteris (1915-1990), daughter of the Hon. Guy Lawrence Charteris and former wife of Walter Long, 2nd Viscount Long
, on 25 February 1943. The marriage was childless and they were divorced in 1954. Laura went on to marry the 10th Duke of Marlborough
shortly before his death, and died in 1990. Dudley married thirdly Grace Maria Radziwill née Kolin (born 11 January 1923), daughter of Michael Kolin and Anna Tironi and former wife of Prince Stanislaus Radziwill, in 1961. This marriage was also childless.
Ward died in December 1969, aged 75, and was succeeded by his eldest and elder surviving son William
. His second son the Hon. John Jeremy Ward, born on 7 May 1922, died an infant on 9 December 1929.
His third but younger surviving son the Hon. Peter Alistair Ward (8 February 1926 - 24 March 2008) married firstly on 21 November 1956 and divorced Claire Leonora Baring (born 29 February 1936), paternal granddaughter of Guy Victor Baring
, and had one son and two daughters, and married secondly on 18 April 1974 Elizabeth Westmacott, and had two sons:
Military Cross
The Military Cross is the third-level military decoration awarded to officers and other ranks of the British Armed Forces; and formerly also to officers of other Commonwealth countries....
(30 January 1894 – 26 December 1969), known as Viscount Ednam until 1932, was a British
United Kingdom
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Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
politician.
Biography
Lord Dudley was the eldest son of William Ward, 2nd Earl of DudleyWilliam Ward, 2nd Earl of Dudley
William Humble Ward, 2nd Earl of Dudley, KP, GCB, GCMG, GCVO, KStJ, PC, TD, DL , styled Viscount Ednam before 1885, was a British Conservative politician...
, and his wife Rachel (née Gurney). George Ward, 1st Viscount Ward of Witley
George Ward, 1st Viscount Ward of Witley
George Reginald Ward, 1st Viscount Ward of Witley, PC , styled The Honourable George Ward until 1960, was a British Conservative politician...
, was his younger brother. He was educated at Eton
Eton College
Eton College, often referred to simply as Eton, is a British independent school for boys aged 13 to 18. It was founded in 1440 by King Henry VI as "The King's College of Our Lady of Eton besides Wyndsor"....
and commissioned into the Worcestershire Yeomanry
Queen's Own Worcestershire Hussars
-History:The Queen's Own Worcestershire Hussars were formed in 1794, as the Worcestershire Yeomanry, when King George III, was on the throne, William Pitt the Younger was the Prime Minister of Great Britain, and across the English Channel, Britain was faced by a French nation that had recently...
in 1912. In 1914 he transferred to the regular 10th Hussars. He was promoted Lieutenant
Lieutenant
A lieutenant is a junior commissioned officer in many nations' armed forces. Typically, the rank of lieutenant in naval usage, while still a junior officer rank, is senior to the army rank...
in 1915 and ended the First World War as a Captain
Captain (British Army and Royal Marines)
Captain is a junior officer rank of the British Army and Royal Marines. It ranks above Lieutenant and below Major and has a NATO ranking code of OF-2. The rank is equivalent to a Lieutenant in the Royal Navy and to a Flight Lieutenant in the Royal Air Force...
.
He sat as Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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for Hornsey
Hornsey (UK Parliament constituency)
Hornsey was a parliamentary constituency covering what is now the Hornsey district of North London. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from the 1885 general election until it was abolished for the 1983 general election...
from 1921 to 1924 and for Wednesbury
Wednesbury (UK Parliament constituency)
Wednesbury was a borough constituency in England's Black Country which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1868 until it was abolished for the February 1974 general election....
from 1931 to 1932 and served as Parliamentary Private Secretary
Parliamentary Private Secretary
A Parliamentary Private Secretary is a role given to a United Kingdom Member of Parliament by a senior minister in government or shadow minister to act as their contact for the House of Commons; this role is junior to that of Parliamentary Under-Secretary, which is a ministerial post, salaried by...
to the Under-Secretary of State for India
Under-Secretary of State for India
This is a list of Parliamentary Under-Secretaries of State and Permanent Under-Secretaries of State at the India Office during the period of British rule between 1866 and 1948, and for Burma from 1858-1948....
, Lord Winterton
Edward Turnour, 6th Earl Winterton
Edward Turnour, 6th Earl Winterton PC , known as Viscount Turnour until 1907, was an Irish peer and British politician in the first half of the twentieth century who achieved the rare distinction of serving as both Baby of the House and Father of the House at the opposite ends of his career in the...
, between 1922 and 1924. He also held the honorary post of High Sheriff
High Sheriff
A high sheriff is, or was, a law enforcement officer in the United Kingdom, Canada and the United States.In England and Wales, the office is unpaid and partly ceremonial, appointed by the Crown through a warrant from the Privy Council. In Cornwall, the High Sheriff is appointed by the Duke of...
of Worcestershire
Worcestershire
Worcestershire is a non-metropolitan county, established in antiquity, located in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes it is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three counties that comprise the "Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire" NUTS 2 region...
in 1930.
Dudley married firstly, as Viscount Ednam, Lady Rosemary Millicent Sutherland-Leveson-Gower (9 August 1893 - 21 July 1930), younger but only surviving daughter of Cromartie Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 4th Duke of Sutherland
Cromartie Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 4th Duke of Sutherland
Cromartie Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 4th Duke of Sutherland , styled Lord Cromartie Sutherland-Leveson-Gower until 1858, Earl Gower between 1858 and 1861 and Marquess of Stafford between 1861 and 1892, was a British peer and politician.-Background:Sutherland was the son of George...
, on 8 March 1919. She died in a plane crash in 1930, aged 36; she was survived by two of her three sons. Ward married secondly (Frances) Laura Charteris (1915-1990), daughter of the Hon. Guy Lawrence Charteris and former wife of Walter Long, 2nd Viscount Long
Walter Long, 2nd Viscount Long
Walter Francis David Long, 2nd Viscount Long was a British peer.The eldest son of Brigadier General Walter Long, CMG, DSO , Long was educated at St David's School, Reigate, and later at Eton on the insistence of his mother, who had remarried in 1921 to Baron Glyn. Traditionally the Longs were...
, on 25 February 1943. The marriage was childless and they were divorced in 1954. Laura went on to marry the 10th Duke of Marlborough
John Spencer-Churchill, 10th Duke of Marlborough
John Albert William Spencer-Churchill, 10th Duke of Marlborough , styled Marquess of Blandford until 1934, was a British peer....
shortly before his death, and died in 1990. Dudley married thirdly Grace Maria Radziwill née Kolin (born 11 January 1923), daughter of Michael Kolin and Anna Tironi and former wife of Prince Stanislaus Radziwill, in 1961. This marriage was also childless.
Ward died in December 1969, aged 75, and was succeeded by his eldest and elder surviving son William
William Ward, 4th Earl of Dudley
William Humble David Ward, 4th Earl of Dudley is a British peer, styled Viscount Ednam from 1932 to 1969.He is the son of William Ward, 3rd Earl of Dudley, whom he succeeded in 1969, and Lady Rosemary Millicent Sutherland-Leveson-Gower...
. His second son the Hon. John Jeremy Ward, born on 7 May 1922, died an infant on 9 December 1929.
His third but younger surviving son the Hon. Peter Alistair Ward (8 February 1926 - 24 March 2008) married firstly on 21 November 1956 and divorced Claire Leonora Baring (born 29 February 1936), paternal granddaughter of Guy Victor Baring
Guy Baring
Guy Victor Baring was a British Army officer and politician. He became a Conservative member of the British Parliament but was one of 22 Members killed in action in the First World War.-Background:...
, and had one son and two daughters, and married secondly on 18 April 1974 Elizabeth Westmacott, and had two sons:
- Alexander Evelyn Giles Ward (born 1 July 1961), married in 1988 Lucy Rose Green, and had two children:
- Jasmine Carrie Ward (born 1990)
- Archibald Rupert William Ward (born 1993)
- Rachel Claire WardRachel WardRachel Claire Ward, AM is a British actress, columnist, film director, and screenwriter who has primarily pursued her career in Australia.-Early life:...
, actress, married Bryan Neathway BrownBryan BrownBryan Neathway Brown, AM is an Australian actor.-Early life:Brown was born in Sydney, the son of John Brown and Molly Brown, a house cleaner who worked as a pianist in the early days of the Langshaw School of Ballet. He grew up in the south-western Sydney suburb of Bankstown and began working at...
, actor - Tracy Louise WardTracy Louise WardTracy Louise Ward, Marchioness of Worcester, frequently referred to as Tracy Worcester is a former actress, now an environmental campaigner.She is a daughter of the Hon...
, actress and environmentalist, married Henry John FitzRoy Somerset, Marquess of WorcesterHenry Somerset, Marquess of WorcesterHenry John FitzRoy Somerset, Marquess of Worcester , also known as Bunter Worcester, is a farmer and chartered surveyor and the son and heir of David Somerset, 11th Duke of Beaufort and Lady Caroline Jane Thynne... - Jeremy Christopher Ward (born 13 January 1975), unmarried and without issue
- Benjamin Robin Ward (born 16 February 1978), unmarried and without issue