William Dudley Ward
George V | |
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| 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 | |
| Children | 2, including Penelope Dudley-Ward |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
| Olympic medal record | ||
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| Sailing | ||
Representing  Great Britain
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Olympic Games 
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1908 London | 8 Metre |
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
Pitt Club.[3]
Sporting activities
Vanity Fair
, 29 March 1900.Dudley Ward rowed for
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
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
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."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.
See also
References
- ^ Earl of Dudley for further information on the Ward family.
- ^ "Ward, William Dudley (WRT896WD)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- 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.