Nicholas Ward (MP for Downpatrick)
Nicholas Ward (born 1630)[1] was an Irish politician.
He was the oldest son of Bernard Ward and his wife Anne, daughter of Richard West.[2] In 1661, he entered the Irish House of Commons, sitting for Downpatrick until 1666.[3]
He married Sarah Buckworth, daughter of , and had by her two daughters and five sons.[4] His grandson was Michael Ward.[4]
References[]
- ^ Brydges, Sir Egerton (1817). A Biographical Peerage of the Empire of Great Britain. London: Bensley and Son. p. 261.
- ^ Francis Joseph Bigger, ed. (1906). Ulster Journal of Archaeology. Vol. XII. Belfast: McCaw Stevenson & Orr Ltd. p. 138.
- ^ "ThePeerage". Retrieved 16 August 2009.
- ^ a b Lodge, John (1789). Mervyn Archdall (ed.). The Peerage of Ireland or A Genealogical History of the Present Nobility of that Kingdom. Vol. VI. Dublin: James Moore. pp. 69–70.
Categories:
- 1630 births
- Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Down constituencies
- Ward family (Anglo-Irish aristocracy)
- Irish MPs 1661–1666
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