William Erskine Ward

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Sir William Erskine Ward

Indian Civil Service
officer.

Ward was the son of Hon. John Petty Ward and Eleanor Erskine, and the great-grandson of Bernard Ward, 1st Viscount Bangor. He was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge.

He served as

Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of India.[2] His son, Lancelot
, was also an officer in the Indian Civil Service and a first-class cricketer.

References

  1. ^ "No. 25772". The London Gazette. 3 January 1888. p. 14.
  2. ^ "No. 10781". The Edinburgh Gazette. 22 May 1896. p. 498.
Government offices
Preceded by
Chief Commissioner of Assam

1885-1887 (First time)
Succeeded by
Sir Dennis Fitzpatrick
Preceded by
Chief Commissioner of Assam

1891-1896 (Second time)
Succeeded by
Sir Henry Cotton