George Ward, 1st Viscount Ward of Witley
Elizabeth II | |
|---|---|
| Prime Minister | Harold Macmillan |
| Preceded by | Nigel Birch |
| Succeeded by | Julian Amery |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 November 1907 |
| Died | 15 June 1988 (aged 80) |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | (1) Anne Capel (2) Barbara McNeill (d. 1980) |
| Children | Georgina and Anthony |
| Parent(s) | William Ward, 2nd Earl of Dudley Rachel Gurney |
| Alma mater | Christ Church, Oxford |
George Reginald Ward, 1st Viscount Ward of Witley,
Background and education
Ward was the fourth and youngest son of William Ward, 2nd Earl of Dudley, and Rachel, daughter of Charles Henry Gurney. William Ward, 3rd Earl of Dudley was his eldest brother.[1] He was educated at Eton and Christ Church, Oxford.
Political career
During the
Family
Lord Ward of Whitley married firstly Anne Diana France Aysham Capel, daughter of Boy Capel, in 1940. They had two children: the Hon. Georgina Anne Ward (13 March 1941 – June 2010), an actress of stage and screen, and the Hon. Anthony Giles Humble Ward (10 June 1943 – 4 May 1983), but were divorced in 1951. He married secondly Barbara Mary Colonsay McNeill, daughter of Ronald Frank Rous McNeill and former wife of Michael Astor, in 1962. She died in 1980. Lord Ward of Witley died in June 1988, aged 80. His only son had predeceased him without issue, and as a result his title became extinct on his death.[1]
References
- ^ a b thepeerage.com George Reginald Ward, 1st and last Viscount Ward of Witley
- ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "W" (part 5)
- ^ leighrayment.com Privy Counsellors 1915–1968[usurped]
- ^ "No. 42190". The London Gazette. 11 November 1960. p. 7630.