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The Right Honourable
William Dudley Ward
The Right Honourable William Dudley Ward
Treasurer of the Household
	In office; 20 December 1909 – 21 February 1912
Monarch	George V
Prime Minister	H. H. Asquith
Preceded by	Sir Edward Strachey
Succeeded by	Frederick Guest
Vice-Chamberlain of the Household
	In office; 9 December 1917 – 19 October 1922
Monarch	George V
Prime Minister	David Lloyd George
Preceded by	Cecil Beck
Succeeded by	Douglas Hacking
Personal details
Born	14 October 1877; London, England
Died	11 November 1946 (aged 69); Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Political party	Liberal
Spouse	Winifred May "Freda" Birkin; (m. 1913; div. 1931)
Children	2, including Penelope Dudley-Ward
Alma mater	Trinity College, Cambridge

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William Dudley Ward PC (14 October 1877 – 11 November 1946) was an English sportsman and Liberal Party politician.

Early life

Dudley Ward was born in London, the son of William Humble Dudley Ward and the great-grandson of William Humble Ward, 10th Baron Ward.^[1] His mother was the Honourable Eugenie Violet Adele Brett, daughter of William Brett, 1st Viscount Esher. He was educated at Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge.^[2] At Cambridge, he was secretary of the Pitt Club.^[3]

Sporting activities

Dudley Ward rowed for Cambridge in the Boat Race in 1897 when Oxford won, and as President of Cambridge University Boat Club (CUBC), he rowed in the winning Cambridge crews in the 1899 and 1900 Boat Races.^[4]

At Henley Royal Regatta, he was runner-up in Silver Goblets (pairs' event) in 1900 with Raymond Etherington-Smith. His crew won the Stewards' Challenge Cup in 1901. In 1902, he won the Grand Challenge Cup, the Stewards' Challenge Cup again, and the Silver Goblets partnering Claude Taylor. In 1903 his crew won the Stewards' and Grand again.^[5]

In the 1908 Summer Olympics, Dudley Ward was a crew member of the British boat Sorais, which won the bronze medal in the 8-metre class.^[6]

Political career

Dudley Ward was returned to Parliament for Southampton in 1906, a seat he held until 1922,^[7] and served under H. H. Asquith as Treasurer of the Household from 1909^[8] to 1912.^[9] During World War I he was a Lieutenant Commander in the Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve, though this may have been a cover for his counter-espionage work for Admiral Sir William Reginald Hall, Director of Naval Intelligence. He served under David Lloyd George as Vice-Chamberlain of the Household from 1917^[10] to 1922.^[11] In 1922 he was admitted to the Privy Council.^[12]

Personal life

Dudley Ward reportedly "had a liking for the fleshpots and was known, on occasions, to turn up for training still dressed in white tie and tails."^[13] He married Winifred May "Freda" Birkin (better known under her married name of Freda Dudley Ward), daughter of Colonel Charles Wilfred Birkin, in 1913. She was a socialite and became a mistress of Edward, Prince of Wales. The marriage produced two daughters, of whom the elder, Penelope Dudley-Ward, was a leading actress in the 1930s and 1940s. The couple were divorced in 1931. After retiring from politics, he divided his time between England and Canada, where he was custodian of Edward, Prince of Wales's Alberta properties, primarily the E.P. Ranch, the royal's cattle ranch near Pekisko west of Calgary. An old sandstone building on Stephen Avenue where he had his offices is known as the Glanville/Ward Block.^[14] Dudley Ward died in Calgary, Alberta in November 1946, aged sixty-nine, after an operation, and is buried in the city's Union Cemetery. Freda remarried in 1937 and died in March 1983, aged eighty-eight.

References

^ Earl of Dudley for further information on the Ward family.
^ "Ward, William Dudley (WRT896WD)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
^ Fletcher, Walter Morley (2011) [1935]. The University Pitt Club: 1835–1935 (First Paperback ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 92–93. ISBN 978-1-107-60006-5.
^ "William Dudley Ward". Olympedia. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
^ Henley Royal Regatta Results of Final Races 1839–1939 Archived 9 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
^ Profile at www.databaseolympics.com Archived 24 February 2007 at the Wayback Machine
^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "S" (part 3)
^ "No. 28321". The London Gazette. 24 December 1909. p. 9763.
^ "No. 28583". The London Gazette. 23 February 1912. p. 1339.
^ "No. 30442". The London Gazette. 21 December 1917. p. 13384.
^ "No. 32770". The London Gazette. 24 November 1922. p. 8292.
^ "No. 32769". The London Gazette. 21 November 1922. p. 8185.
^ R. Burnell & G. Page, The Brilliants: A History of the Leander Club, p. 82
^ Ward, Rachel (30 July 2018). "Downton Abbey filled with Calgary connections, historian says". CBC News. Retrieved 3 August 2018.

External links

Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by William Dudley Ward

William Dudley Ward at Olympedia

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Sir John Simeon Tankerville Chamberlayne	Member of Parliament for Southampton 1906–1922 With: Sir Ivor Philipps	Succeeded by Edwin King Perkins Lord Apsley
Political offices
Preceded by Sir Edward Strachey	Treasurer of the Household 1909–1912	Succeeded by Frederick Guest
Preceded by Cecil Beck	Vice-Chamberlain of the Household 1917–1922	Succeeded by Douglas Hacking

[1] Earl of Dudley for further information on the Ward family.

[2] "Ward, William Dudley (WRT896WD)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.

[3] Fletcher, Walter Morley (2011) [1935]. The University Pitt Club: 1835–1935 (First Paperback ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 92–93. ISBN 978-1-107-60006-5.

[4] "William Dudley Ward". Olympedia. Retrieved 7 April 2021.

[5] Henley Royal Regatta Results of Final Races 1839–1939 Archived 9 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine

[6] Profile at www.databaseolympics.com Archived 24 February 2007 at the Wayback Machine

[7] Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "S" (part 3)

[8] "No. 28321". The London Gazette. 24 December 1909. p. 9763.

[9] "No. 28583". The London Gazette. 23 February 1912. p. 1339.

[10] "No. 30442". The London Gazette. 21 December 1917. p. 13384.

[11] "No. 32770". The London Gazette. 24 November 1922. p. 8292.

[12] "No. 32769". The London Gazette. 21 November 1922. p. 8185.

[13] R. Burnell & G. Page, The Brilliants: A History of the Leander Club, p. 82

[cbc-14] Ward, Rachel (30 July 2018). "Downton Abbey filled with Calgary connections, historian says". CBC News. Retrieved 3 August 2018.

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-'''William Dudley Ward''' (14 October 1877 - 11 November 1946), was a [[United Kingdom|British]] sportsman and [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]] politician.
+'''William Dudley Ward''' [[Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council|PC]] (14 October 1877 – 11 November 1946) was an [[English people|English]] sportsman and [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal Party]] politician.
 ==Early life==
-Ward was the son of William Humble Ward and the great-grandson of William Humble Ward, 10th Baron Ward (see the [[Earl of Dudley]] for further information on the Ward family). His mother was the Hon. Eugenie Violet Adele, daughter of [[William Brett, 1st Viscount Esher]]. He was educated at [[Eton College|Eton]] and [[Trinity College, Cambridge]].<ref>{{Venn|id=WRT896WD|name=Ward, William Dudley}}</ref>
+Dudley Ward was born in [[London]], the son of William Humble Dudley Ward and the great-grandson of [[William Humble Ward, 10th Baron Ward]].<ref>[[Earl of Dudley]] for further information on the Ward family.</ref> His mother was the Honourable Eugenie Violet Adele Brett, daughter of [[William Brett, 1st Viscount Esher]]. He was educated at [[Eton College|Eton]] and [[Trinity College, Cambridge]].<ref>{{acad|id=WRT896WD|name=Ward, William Dudley}}</ref> At Cambridge, he was secretary of the [[Pitt Club]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Fletcher |first1=Walter Morley |author-link1=Walter Morley Fletcher |title=The University Pitt Club: 1835–1935 |edition=First Paperback |date=2011  |orig-year=1935 |publisher=[[Cambridge University Press]] | location=Cambridge |isbn=978-1-107-60006-5 |pages=92–93}}</ref>
 ==Sporting activities==
+[[File:Dudley-Ward William Vanity Fair 1900-03-29.jpg|thumb|William Dudley Ward as depicted by "Spy" ([[Leslie Ward]]) in [[Vanity Fair (British magazine 1868–1914)|Vanity Fair]], 29 March 1900.]]
-Dudley Ward rowed for [[Cambridge University Boat Club|Cambridge]] in the [[Boat Race]] in 1897 when Oxford won. As President of CUBC he rowed in the winning Cambridge crews in the 1899 and 1900 Boat Races. At [[Henley Royal Regatta]] he  was runner up in [[Silver Goblets]] in 1900 partnering [[Raymond Etherington-Smith|R Etherington-Smith]]. His crew won the [[Stewards' Challenge Cup]] in 1901. In 1902 he won the [[Grand Challenge Cup]], the Steward's Challenge Cup again, and the [[Silver Goblets]] partnering C W H Taylor. In 1903 his crew won Stewards and Grand again.<ref>[http://www.rowinghistory.net/HRR%20US/hrr_1839-1939.htm Henley Royal Regatta Results of Final Races 1839-1939]</ref>  Ward was also an accomplished [[sailor]]. He competed in the [[1908 Summer Olympics]] and was a crew member of the British boat ''Sorais'', which won the bronze medal in the 8 metre class.<ref>[http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=WARDWIL01 Profile at www.databaseolympics.com]</ref>
+Dudley Ward rowed for [[Cambridge University Boat Club|Cambridge]] in the [[Boat Race]] in 1897 when Oxford won, and as President of Cambridge University Boat Club (CUBC), he rowed in the winning Cambridge crews in the 1899 and 1900 Boat Races.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/64102 |title=William Dudley Ward |work=Olympedia |access-date=7 April 2021}}</ref>
+At [[Henley Royal Regatta]], he was runner-up in [[Silver Goblets]] (pairs' event) in 1900 with [[Raymond Etherington-Smith]]. His crew won the [[Stewards' Challenge Cup]] in 1901. In 1902, he won the [[Grand Challenge Cup]], the Stewards' Challenge Cup again, and the [[Silver Goblets]] partnering [[Claude Taylor (rower)|Claude Taylor]]. In 1903 his crew won the Stewards' and Grand again.<ref>[http://www.rowinghistory.net/HRR%20US/hrr_1839-1939.htm Henley Royal Regatta Results of Final Races 1839–1939] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120309113109/http://www.rowinghistory.net/HRR%20US/hrr_1839-1939.htm |date=9 March 2012 }}</ref>
-==Parliamentary career==
-Ward was returned to Parliament for [[Southampton (UK Parliament constituency)|Southampton]] in 1906, a seat he held until 1922, and served under [[H. H. Asquith]] as [[Treasurer of the Household]] from 1909 to 1912. During [[World War I]] he was a Lieutenant Commander in the Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve.  He served under [[David Lloyd George]] as [[Vice-Chamberlain of the Household]] from 1917 to 1922. In 1922 he was admitted to the [[Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council|Privy Council]]. After retiring from politics he divided his time between England and Canada. He died in [[Calgary]] at the age of 69 after an operation
+In the [[1908 Summer Olympics]], Dudley Ward was a crew member of the British boat ''Sorais'', which won the bronze medal in the 8-metre class.<ref>[http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=WARDWIL01 Profile at www.databaseolympics.com] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070224041606/http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=WARDWIL01 |date=24 February 2007 }}</ref>
+==Political career==
+Dudley Ward was returned to Parliament for [[Southampton (UK Parliament constituency)|Southampton]] in 1906, a seat he held until 1922,<ref>{{Rayment-hc|s|3|date=March 2012}}</ref> and served under [[H. H. Asquith]] as [[Treasurer of the Household]] from 1909<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=28321 |date=24 December 1909 |page=9763 }}</ref> to 1912.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=28583 |date=23 February 1912 |page=1339 }}</ref> During [[World War I]] he was a Lieutenant Commander in the [[Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve]], though this may have been a cover for his counter-espionage work for Admiral Sir [[William Reginald Hall]], [[Naval Intelligence Division (United Kingdom)|Director of Naval Intelligence]]. He served under [[David Lloyd George]] as [[Vice-Chamberlain of the Household]] from 1917<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=30442 |date=21 December 1917 |page=13384 }}</ref> to 1922.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=32770 |date=24 November 1922 |page=8292 }}</ref> In 1922 he was admitted to the [[Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council|Privy Council]].<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=32769 |date=21 November 1922 |page=8185 }}</ref>
 ==Personal life==
-Ward reportedly "had a liking for the fleshpots and was known, on occasions, to turn up for training still dressed in white tie and tails."<ref>R. Burnell & G. Page, The Brilliants: A History of the Leander Club, p. 82</ref> He married [[Freda Dudley Ward|Winifred May "Freda" Birkin]] (better known under her married name of Freda Dudley Ward), daughter of Colonel Charles Wilfred Birkin, in 1913. She was a socialite and mistress of [[Edward VIII of the United Kingdom|Edward, Prince of Wales]]. The marriage produced two daughters, of whom the eldest, [[Penelope Dudley Ward]], was a leading actress in the 1930s and 1940s. The couple were divorced in 1931. Ward's wife, who had remarried in 1937, died in March 1983, aged 88.
+Dudley Ward reportedly "had a liking for the fleshpots and was known, on occasions, to turn up for training still dressed in white tie and tails."<ref>R. Burnell & G. Page, The Brilliants: A History of the Leander Club, p. 82</ref> He married [[Freda Dudley Ward|Winifred May "Freda" Birkin]] (better known under her married name of Freda Dudley Ward), daughter of Colonel Charles Wilfred Birkin, in 1913. She was a socialite and became a mistress of [[Edward VIII of the United Kingdom|Edward, Prince of Wales]]. The marriage produced two daughters, of whom the elder, [[Penelope Dudley-Ward]], was a leading actress in the 1930s and 1940s. The couple were divorced in 1931. After retiring from politics, he divided his time between England and Canada, where he was custodian of [[Edward VIII of the United Kingdom|Edward, Prince of Wales]]'s Alberta properties, primarily the E.P. Ranch, the royal's cattle ranch near [[Pekisko]] west of Calgary. An old sandstone building on Stephen Avenue where he had his offices is known as the Glanville/Ward Block.<ref name="cbc">{{cite news |last1=Ward |first1=Rachel |title=Downton Abbey filled with Calgary connections, historian says |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/downton-abbey-calgary-connection-cameo-1.4766937 |access-date=3 August 2018 |publisher=CBC News |date=30 July 2018}}</ref> Dudley Ward died in [[Calgary|Calgary, Alberta]] in November 1946, aged sixty-nine, after an operation, and is buried in the city's Union Cemetery. Freda remarried in 1937 and died in March 1983, aged eighty-eight.
 ==See also==
-*[[List of Cambridge University Boat Race crews]]
+* [[List of Cambridge University Boat Race crews]]
 ==References==
-{{Reflist}}
+{{reflist}}
-*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
-*[http://www.leighrayment.com/ Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page]
-*[http://www.thepeerage.com/ www.thepeerage.com]
-*[http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/The_Rowers_of_Vanity_Fair/Dudley-Ward_W The Rowers of Vanity Fair - W Dudley Ward]
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