Hamilton Ward Sr. | |
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| Justice of theNew York Supreme Court, Appellate Division | |
| In office 1895–1898 | |
| Justice of theNew York Supreme Court | |
| In office 1891–1895 | |
| Attorney General of New York | |
| In office 1880–1881 | |
| Member of theUnited States House of Representatives fromNew York's 27th congressional district | |
| In office 1865–1871 | |
| Preceded by | Robert B. Van Valkenburgh |
| Succeeded by | Horace B. Smith |
| Allegany CountyDistrict Attorney | |
| In office 1862–1865 | |
| In office 1856–1859 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1829-07-03)July 3, 1829 |
| Died | December 28, 1898(1898-12-28) (aged 69) |
| Relatives | Hamilton Ward Jr. (son) |
Hamilton Ward Sr. (July 3, 1829– December 28, 1898) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a judge on theSupreme Court of New York, theattorney general of New York, and aRepublican member of theUnited States House of Representatives.
He attended the common schools and was privately tutored. He studied law inElmira, New York, was admitted to thebar.
He commenced legal practice inPhilipsville in 1851.
Beginning in 1858 Ward was regularly selected as a delegate to New York's Republican state conventions, and he attended almost every one until 1890.
He wasdistrict attorney of Allegany County from 1856 to 1859 and again from 1862 to 1865. He was appointed in 1862 by thegovernor of New York as commissioner to raise and equip troops for theCivil War.
Ward was elected as aRepublican to the39th,40th and41st United States Congresses, serving from March 4, 1865 to March 3, 1871. While a Representative, he was Chairman of the Committee on Revolutionary Claims (Fortieth Congress).
In 1868, Ward was on the seven-person committee tasked with authoringthe articles of impeachment against PresidentAndrew Johnson afterJohnson was impeached.[1]
Ward was not a candidate for renomination to the House in 1870.
Ward wasattorney general of New York from 1880 to 1881, elected in1879.
Ward was a delegate to theNew York State Constitutional Convention of 1890, and was appointed (and subsequently elected) a justice of theNew York Supreme Court and served from 1891 to 1895, and in theAppellate Division from 1895 until his death in 1898.
Ward's sonHamilton Ward Jr. would go on to serve as attorney general of New York himself (1929–1930).
Ward was buried at the Forest Hill Cemetery in Belmont.
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